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gannitus.

yelping/snarling/barking; ill-tempered utterance; whimpering/whining/moaning; grumbling/muttering; murmuring; amorous utterance; chattering (L+S); chirping;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɡanˈniː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ɡanˈniː.tus][ɡanˈniː.tuːs]Classical-Latin[ɡanˈniː.tus]
  1. a yelping, barking

    declension-4
  2. chirping, twittering

    declension-4
  3. snarling, grumbling, moaning, whining; tattling

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

From ganniō (“to yelp; to grumble”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

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