How to Say “Rabbit” in Latin

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cunīculus
masculine
The English word "rabbit" is translated into Latin as cunīculus.
The word refers to the mammal known as a rabbit.
Meaning: mammal (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The form cunīculus is a masculine noun.

Did you know?

  • The term cunīculus was also used in Roman military engineering to describe the secret tunnels dug under city walls during a siege to collapse the enemy's defenses.
  • Ancient Romans kept cunīculus in specialized enclosures called 'leporaria' to breed them for meat and fur, treating them more like livestock than pets.

Examples in context

  • Aspice illum cuniculum amoenum!
    Look at that adorable rabbit!
  • Cunīculus in hortō est.
    A rabbit is in the garden.
  • Parvus cunīculus albus est.
    It is a small white rabbit.

Example conversation

Quintus and Julia are looking at an animal in the field.

  1. Quintus

    Ecce, cunīculus albus!
    Look, a white rabbit!
  2. Julia

    Ubi est cunīculus, Quinte?
    Where is the rabbit, Quintus?
  3. Quintus

    Sub herba est.
    It is under the grass.
  4. Julia

    Cunīculus est lepidus.
    The rabbit is charming.

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