Fennus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Finnus (Late Latin)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *finnaz, compare Old Norse Finnr.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfen.nus/, [ˈfɛnːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfen.nus/, [ˈfɛnːus]

Noun

Fennus m (genitive Fennī, feminine Fenna); second declension

1. Finn (person from Finland)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine		Masculine	Feminine
Nominative	Fennus	Fenna		Fennī	Fennae
Genitive	Fennī	Fennae		Fennōrum	Fennārum
Dative	Fennō			Fennīs	Fennīs
Accusative	Fennum	Fennam		Fennōs	Fennās
Ablative	Fennō	Fennā		Fennīs	Fennīs
Vocative	Fenne	Fenna		Fennī	Fennae

Descendants

• Italian: finno (from the variant Finnus)

References

• Fennus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.