Cratinus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρατῖνος (Kratînos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kraˈtiː.nus/, [kräˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kraˈti.nus/, [kräˈt̪iːnus]

Proper noun

Cratīnus m sg (genitive Cratīnī); second declension

1. A celebrated Greek comic poet of Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cratīnus
Genitive	Cratīnī
Dative	Cratīnō
Accusative	Cratīnum
Ablative	Cratīnō
Vocative	Cratīne

References

• Cratinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cratinus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray