geminī

geminī "Zwillinge"

• plural of geminus (“Zwilling”),
  • calque of Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi),
    • calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒈠𒀸 (māšu),
      • calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (^mulMAŠ.TAB.BA, “the Divine Twins,
        • in Mesopotamia identified as Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea; name of constellation”).
        • See Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛ.mɪ.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛː.mi.ni]

Etymology 1

Nominative masculine plural of geminus (“twinborn, twin”).

Noun

geminī m pl (genitive geminōrum); second declension

1. twins

   ecce autem gemini a Tenedo tranquilla per alta (horresco referens) immensis orbibus angeus incumbunt pelago

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Inflection

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	geminī
genitive	geminōrum
dative	geminīs
accusative	geminōs
ablative	geminīs
vocative	geminī

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

geminī

1. inflection of geminus:
   1. genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. nominative/vocative masculine plural