afannae
Latin
Etymology
Jocular formation after Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “unseen”). Compare apinae of similar meaning.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈfan.nae̯/, [äˈfänːäe̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈfan.ne/, [äˈfänːe]
Noun
afannae f pl (genitive afannārum); first declension (plural only, hapax)
- trifles, nonsense
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | afannae |
| Genitive | afannārum |
| Dative | afannīs |
| Accusative | afannās |
| Ablative | afannīs |
| Vocative | afannae |
Synonyms
- gerrae
References
- afannae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine (1985), “afannae”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), with additions and corrections of Jacques André, 4th edition, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 14a
- “afannae” in volume I, column 1170, line 63–68 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present