Mons Casinus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Mōns Cassīnus

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“grayish-white”), via Oscan *kasīno-, in reference to the frequent fog, cognate to Latin cānus (“hoary”), cascus (“old”). C.f. the toponyms Casilīnum (Campania), Casuentum (Umbria).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mons kaˈsiː.nus/, [mõːs̠ käˈs̠iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mons kaˈsi.nus/, [mɔns käˈs̬iːnus]

Proper noun

Mōns Casīnus m sg (genitive Montis Casīnī); third declension

1. Monte Cassino (rocky hill near the town of Cassino, the site of the first Benedictine monastery)

   Typīs Archicœnobiī Montis Casīnī ^[1]

   from the Printing House of the Archabbey of Monte Cassino

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem) with a second-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mōns Casīnus
Genitive	Montis Casīnī
Dative	Montī Casīnō
Accusative	Montem Casīnum
Ablative	Monte Casīnō
Vocative	Mōns Casīne
Locative	Montī Casīnī Monte Casīnī

Further reading

• Monte Cassino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mons Casinus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la