Cluentus

Latin

Etymology

Probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH- (“to clean, rinse”) +‎ -entus, thus "the washing river." Possibly related to the town Cluana.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɫuˈɛn.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kluˈɛn.tus]

Proper noun

Cluentus m sg (genitive Cluentī); second declension

1. Another name of the river Flusor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cluentus
genitive	Cluentī
dative	Cluentō
accusative	Cluentum
ablative	Cluentō
vocative	Cluente

Derived terms

• Cluentius

Descendants

• Italian: Chienti

References

• Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 146