Dictionary formcanis, canis(masculine or feminine)
Translation
dog, hound
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | canis | canes |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | canis | canes |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | canem | canes |
| Genitiveof | canis | canum |
| Dativeto, for | cani | canibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | cane | canibus |
Examples
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A dog is lying in the road.
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We have a dog in the house.
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The dogs make a noise at night.
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He went into the wood with the dogs.
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The barking of dogs was heard far off.
Canis, canis is third declension and common gender, masculine or feminine as the animal requires. It looks like a textbook i-stem and is not one: the genitive plural is canum, not canium, and the ablative singular is cane. Iuvenis and senex behave the same way, and the three are worth learning as a set of exceptions.
Romans kept dogs for hunting, herding and guarding, and "cave canem" is written in mosaic in a doorway at Pompeii. The affection is real but limited; in the Vulgate and the biblical corpus generally canis is an insult, the scavenger outside the gate rather than anything by the fire. English canine and kennel come from it, French chien and Italian cane directly.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 10: canis, singuli, hora and 10 more words.