geminus

Latin

Etymology

Possibly Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to pair, match”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.mi.nus/, [ˈɡɛ.mɪ.nʊs]

Adjective

geminus (feminine gemina, neuter geminum); first/second declension

  1. twin
  2. double, paired
  3. (substantive) (one who is) a twin

Usage notes

The substantive (noun) meaning is far more commonly expressed in Latin using the plural form geminī.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative geminus gemina geminum geminī geminae gemina
Genitive geminī geminae geminī geminōrum geminārum geminōrum
Dative geminō geminae geminō geminīs geminīs geminīs
Accusative geminum geminam geminum geminōs geminās gemina
Ablative geminō geminā geminō geminīs geminīs geminīs
Vocative gemine gemina geminum geminī geminae gemina

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • geminus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • geminus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • geminus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • geminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • geminus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • geminus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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