vinus
See also: viņus and vīnus
Latin
Etymology
Masculine counterpart to vīnum in certain informal lects, possibly by analogy with Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos) or due to a general trend towards reassigning neuters to other genders.
Noun
vīnus m (genitive vīnī); second declension
- Nonstandard form of vīnum (“wine”).
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 41:
- Vīnus mihi in cerebrum abiit.
- The wine has gone to my head.
- Vīnus mihi in cerebrum abiit.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vīnus | vīnī |
| Genitive | vīnī | vīnōrum |
| Dative | vīnō | vīnīs |
| Accusative | vīnum | vīnōs |
| Ablative | vīnō | vīnīs |
| Vocative | vīne | vīnī |
References
- vinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)