Ciminus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.mi.nus/, [ˈkɪmɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.mi.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːminus]
Proper noun[edit]
Ciminus m sg (genitive Ciminī); second declension
- A mountain covered with a dense forest, now Cimini Hills
- A lake in Etruria near Sutrium, now Lago di Vico
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ciminus |
Genitive | Ciminī |
Dative | Ciminō |
Accusative | Ciminum |
Ablative | Ciminō |
Vocative | Cimine |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: Cimino
References[edit]
- “Ciminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ciminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ciminus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly