Ocnus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄκνος (Óknos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.nus/, [ˈɔknʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.nus/, [ˈɔknus]

Proper noun

Ocnus m sg (genitive Ocnī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) The mythical founder of Mantua and ally of Aeneas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ocnus
Genitive	Ocnī
Dative	Ocnō
Accusative	Ocnum
Ablative	Ocnō
Vocative	Ocne

References

• Ocnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ocnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press