Latin edit

Etymology edit

From cinnus (wink, noun) +‎ (verb-forming suffix). Found in the Reichenau Glossary.[1]

Verb edit

cinnō (present infinitive cinnāre, perfect active cinnāvī, supine cinnātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. to blink

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of cinnō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cinnō cinnās cinnat cinnāmus cinnātis cinnant
imperfect cinnābam cinnābās cinnābat cinnābāmus cinnābātis cinnābant
future cinnābō cinnābis cinnābit cinnābimus cinnābitis cinnābunt
perfect cinnāvī cinnāvistī cinnāvit cinnāvimus cinnāvistis cinnāvērunt,
cinnāvēre
pluperfect cinnāveram cinnāverās cinnāverat cinnāverāmus cinnāverātis cinnāverant
future perfect cinnāverō cinnāveris cinnāverit cinnāverimus cinnāveritis cinnāverint
passive present cinnor cinnāris,
cinnāre
cinnātur cinnāmur cinnāminī cinnantur
imperfect cinnābar cinnābāris,
cinnābāre
cinnābātur cinnābāmur cinnābāminī cinnābantur
future cinnābor cinnāberis,
cinnābere
cinnābitur cinnābimur cinnābiminī cinnābuntur
perfect cinnātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cinnātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cinnātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cinnem cinnēs cinnet cinnēmus cinnētis cinnent
imperfect cinnārem cinnārēs cinnāret cinnārēmus cinnārētis cinnārent
perfect cinnāverim cinnāverīs cinnāverit cinnāverīmus cinnāverītis cinnāverint
pluperfect cinnāvissem cinnāvissēs cinnāvisset cinnāvissēmus cinnāvissētis cinnāvissent
passive present cinner cinnēris,
cinnēre
cinnētur cinnēmur cinnēminī cinnentur
imperfect cinnārer cinnārēris,
cinnārēre
cinnārētur cinnārēmur cinnārēminī cinnārentur
perfect cinnātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cinnātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cinnā cinnāte
future cinnātō cinnātō cinnātōte cinnantō
passive present cinnāre cinnāminī
future cinnātor cinnātor cinnantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cinnāre cinnāvisse cinnātūrum esse cinnārī cinnātum esse cinnātum īrī
participles cinnāns cinnātūrus cinnātus cinnandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cinnandī cinnandō cinnandum cinnandō cinnātum cinnātū

Descendants edit

  • Italian: cennare (archaic)
  • Neapolitan: zennare
  • Old French: cener
  • Old Occitan: cenar
  • Spanish: ceñar
  • Sardinian: chinnire (with a change in verb class)

Forms prefixed with ad-:

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References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cĭnnare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 689