Pennus

See also: pennus

Latin

Etymology

From pennus (“pointed, sharp”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.nus/, [ˈpɛnːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.nus/, [ˈpɛnːus]

Proper noun

Pennus m sg (genitive Pennī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Marcus Iunius Pennus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pennus
Genitive	Pennī
Dative	Pennō
Accusative	Pennum
Ablative	Pennō
Vocative	Penne

References

• “Pennus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Pennus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.