Ancus
See also: ancus
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Ancus
- An Italic male given name from Latin, notably borne by Ancus Marcius, a legendary king of Rome
Translations edit
male given name
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to the verb angō (“crouch”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.kus/, [ˈäŋkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.kus/, [ˈäŋkus]
Proper noun edit
Ancus m sg (genitive Ancī); second declension
- A Latin name, notably borne by Ancus Marcius
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ancus |
Genitive | Ancī |
Dative | Ancō |
Accusative | Ancum |
Ablative | Ancō |
Vocative | Ance |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Ancus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ancus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Ancus m
- Alternative form of Anco