Cicero

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Latin Cicero, a cognomen in reference to warts (cicer = chickpea). The Latinate form, based on the nominative, displaced Middle English Ciceroun, based on the oblique stem.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/

Proper noun [edit]

Cicero

  1. The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC).

Translations [edit]


Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From cicer (chickpea), a reference to his warts.

Proper noun [edit]

Cicerō (genitive Cicerōnis); m, third declension

  1. An agnomen held by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a great statesman and orator

Declension [edit]

nominative Cicerō
genitive Cicerōnis
dative Cicerōnī
accusative Cicerōnem
ablative Cicerōne
vocative Cicerō

Derived terms [edit]