Latin Word of the Day
canis
dog
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| canis |
| 1. n. a dog, a hound (animal) |
| 2. n. a dog, a hound, a bounder, a blackguard, a cad, a heel (foul person) |
| 3. n. a dog, a creature (human parasite or follower who depends on someone with great power and resources and bends to their will) |
| 4. n. a tiger, a dragon, a savage (a fierce or enraged person) |
| 5. adj. plural of canus |
Pronunciation
©Example Sentences
| Ubi est canis tuus? Where is your dog? Parvus fuscusque canis sub hac mensa est. There's a small brown dog under this table. Hodie mane canis me momordit. A dog bit me this morning. Ecce canis tuus. Here is your dog. Canis albus est. This dog is white. |
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