hinnio

Latin

Etymology

Imitative. Also see whinny.

Pronunciation

Verb

hinniō (present infinitive hinnīre, perfect active hinnīvī or hinniī); fourth conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to neigh or whinny

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Borrowings:

  • French: hennir
  • Italian: innire
  • Norman: hîngni

Through Vulgar Latin *hinnītīre, *hinnītrīre:

Through Vulgar Latin *hinnītāre, *hinnitulāre:

  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: innicrare
  • Italo-Romance:
    • >? Italian: nicchiare (partly?)
    • Neapolitan: annechiare
  • Borrowings:
  • Vulgar Latin: *rehinnitulāre

References

  • hinnio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hinnio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.