Mons Casinus
Latin
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editEtymology
editPerhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“grayish-white”), via Oscan *kasīno-, in reference to the frequent fog, cognate to Latin cānus (“hoary”), cascus (“old”).[1] C.f. the toponyms Casilīnum (Campania), Casuentum (Umbria).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mons kaˈsiː.nus/, [mõːs̠ käˈs̠iːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mons kaˈsi.nus/, [mɔns käˈs̬iːnus]
Proper noun
editMōns Casīnus m sg (genitive Montis Casīnī); third declension
- Monte Cassino (rocky hill near the town of Cassino, the site of the first Benedictine monastery)
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem) with a second-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Mōns Casīnus |
Genitive | Montis Casīnī |
Dative | Montī Casīnō |
Accusative | Montem Casīnum |
Ablative | Monte Casīnō |
Vocative | Mōns Casīne |
Locative | Montī Casīnī Monte Casīnī |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Monte Cassino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mons Casinus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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