Ciminus

Latin

Etymology

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View of the lake

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mi.nus/, [ˈkɪmɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.mi.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːminus]

Proper noun

Ciminus m sg (genitive Ciminī); second declension

1. A mountain covered with a dense forest, now Cimini Hills
2. A lake in Etruria near Sutrium, now Lago di Vico

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ciminus
Genitive	Ciminī
Dative	Ciminō
Accusative	Ciminum
Ablative	Ciminō
Vocative	Cimine

Derived terms

• Ciminia
• Ciminius

Descendants

• Italian: Cimino

References

• “Ciminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ciminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ciminus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly