liticen

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Latin

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Etymology

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lituus (a crooked wind-instrument used to give signals in war”, “a curved trumpet, cornet, or clarion) +‎ -cen (player [of a musical instrument])

Pronunciation

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Noun

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liticen m (genitive liticinis); third declension

  1. a clarionblower, a military trumpeter

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative liticen liticinēs
Genitive liticinis liticinum
Dative liticinī liticinibus
Accusative liticinem liticinēs
Ablative liticine liticinibus
Vocative liticen liticinēs

References

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  • lĭtĭcen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • liticen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lĭtĭcĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 916/1.
  • liticen” on page 1,036/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)