Cincinnatus
See also: cincinnatus
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Cincinnatus
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCincinnatus (plural Cincinnatuses)
- (US) A male given name from Latin
Usage notes
edit- Found in the naming habits of some slaveholders, who preferred to name houseslaves with names from Classical sources. Since used by some African Americans who draw names from Classical sources.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom cincinnātus (“having curly hair”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kin.kinˈnaː.tus/, [kɪŋkɪnˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃinˈna.tus/, [t͡ʃin̠ʲt͡ʃinˈnäːt̪us]
Proper noun
editCincinnātus m sg (genitive Cincinnātī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman military leader
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cincinnātus |
Genitive | Cincinnātī |
Dative | Cincinnātō |
Accusative | Cincinnātum |
Ablative | Cincinnātō |
Vocative | Cincinnāte |
Descendants
edit- → English: Cincinnatus
References
edit- Cincinnatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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