[ˈaŋ.nʊs], [ˈaɲ.ɲus]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).
Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.
- declension-2, masculinea lamb; often used as a sacrifice
“vīllaque […] abundat porcō, haedō, agnō” — The farm abounds in pigs, young goats and lambs.
“Agnus absque maculā.” — A lamb without blemish.
“Ecce Agnus Deī.” — Behold the Lamb of God.
Formsagnī(genitive) · agna(feminine) · agnus(nominative, singular) · agnī(nominative, plural) · agnī(genitive, singular) · agnōrum(genitive, plural) · agnum(genitive, plural) · agnō(dative, singular) · agnīs(dative, plural) · agnum(accusative, singular) · agnōs(accusative, plural) · agnō(ablative, singular) · agnīs(ablative, plural) · agne(singular, vocative) · agnī(plural, vocative)