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unguen

unguen

Latin

Noun

unguen n ‎(genitive unguinis); third declension

  1. fat, grease
  2. ointment

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative unguen unguina
genitive unguinis unguinum
dative unguinī unguinibus
accusative unguen unguina
ablative unguine unguinibus
vocative unguen unguina

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References

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Old Irish imb ‎(“butter”), Old High German ancho ‎(“butter”)), from the root *h₃engʷ- ‎(“to anoint”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈun.ɡʷen/, [ˈʊŋ.ɡᶣẽ]

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