cinnus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkin.nus/, [ˈkɪnːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃinːus]
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Ancient Greek κυκεών (kukeṓn), κόγχος (kónkhos); see congius, concha, and cochlea.
Noun
cinnus m (genitive cinnī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cinnus | cinnī |
| Genitive | cinnī | cinnōrum |
| Dative | cinnō | cinnīs |
| Accusative | cinnum | cinnōs |
| Ablative | cinnō | cinnīs |
| Vocative | cinne | cinnī |
Etymology 2
Unknown, might be an apocope of cincinnus (“curled lock of hair”), or from Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move, stir”).
Noun
cinnus m (genitive cinnī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a kind of facial distortion or grimace; wink; signal made with the eye
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cinnus | cinnī |
| Genitive | cinnī | cinnōrum |
| Dative | cinnō | cinnīs |
| Accusative | cinnum | cinnōs |
| Ablative | cinnō | cinnīs |
| Vocative | cinne | cinnī |
Descendants
References
- “cinnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cinnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cinnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.