aranea

Latin

arānea (spider)

Etymology

Either from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē) or from the same source. Derivative: arāneus (“spider”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈraː.ne.a/
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Noun

arānea f (genitive arāneae); first declension

spider
spider's web, cobweb
(figuratively) threads similar to spiders' webs

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arānea	arāneae
Genitive	arāneae	arāneārum
Dative	arāneae	arāneīs
Accusative	arāneam	arāneās
Ablative	arāneā	arāneīs
Vocative	arānea	arāneae

Synonyms

(spider): arāneus
(spider's web): arāneum

Derived terms

arāneola (“small spider”)
arāneōsus (“full of cobwebs or spider's webs; similar to cobwebs; cobwebby”)

Related terms

arāneans
arāneolus

Descendants

Aromanian: arãnji, rãnji
Asturian: araña, roña
Catalan: aranya, ronya
Fala: araña
French: araignée, rogne
Friulian: rogne
Galician: araña, raña
Gallo: irâgne
Italian: aragna, ragna, rogna
Megleno-Romanian: rănă

Occitan: aranha, ronha
Old Portuguese: aranna
Portuguese: aranha, ronha
Romanian: râie
Sardinian: aragna, aràngia, arrúngia, rúngia, orrúngia, runza
Spanish: araña, roña
Tourangeau: iragne, aragne
Venetian: rogna
Walloon: aragne, arègne

References

aranea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
aranea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
aranea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
aranea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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