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clunis

clunis

Latin

Noun

clūnis m, f (genitive clūnis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) rump, buttocks

Usage notes

More common in the plural form.

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative clūnis clūnēs
genitive clūnis clūnium
dative clūnī clūnibus
accusative clūnem clūnēs
ablative clūne clūnibus
vocative clūnis clūnēs

Derived terms

  • clunalis
  • clunicula

Synonyms

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “clūnis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 123