agnus

Meaning

a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice

Concepts

lamb

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lambkin

baby lamb

sheep

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spring lamb

Synonyms

agnellus

Translations

agneau

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Lamm

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cordero

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agnello

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cordeiro

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xai

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berx

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lam

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kuzu

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anyell

αρνί

anho

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خروف

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈaŋ.nʊs]

Etymology

From 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.