Cincinnatus
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See also: cincinnatus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Cincinnatus
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cincinnatus (plural Cincinnatuses)
- (US) A male given name from Latin
Usage notes[edit]
- Found in the naming habits of some slaveholders, who preferred to name houseslaves with names from Classical sources. Since used by some African Americans who draw names from Classical sources.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cincinnātus (“having curly hair”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kin.kinˈnaː.tus/, [kɪŋkɪnˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃinˈna.tus/, [t͡ʃin̠ʲt͡ʃinˈnäːt̪us]
Proper noun[edit]
Cincinnātus m sg (genitive Cincinnātī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman military leader
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cincinnātus |
| Genitive | Cincinnātī |
| Dative | Cincinnātō |
| Accusative | Cincinnātum |
| Ablative | Cincinnātō |
| Vocative | Cincinnāte |
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Cincinnatus
References[edit]
- Cincinnatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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