unguen
Latin
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.ɡᶣɛn]
Noun
unguen n (genitive unguinis); third declension
- fat, grease
- ointment
Declension
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unguen | unguina |
| Genitive | unguinis | unguinum |
| Dative | unguinī | unguinibus |
| Accusative | unguen | unguina |
| Ablative | unguine | unguinibus |
| Vocative | unguen | unguina |
Related terms
- unguentum
- unguo
References
- unguen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- unguen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- unguen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette