Cincinnatus

See also: cincinnatus

Latin

Etymology

From cincinnātus (“having curly hair”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kin.kinˈnaː.tus/, [kɪŋkɪnˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃinˈna.tus/, [t͡ʃin̠ʲt͡ʃinˈnäːt̪us]

Proper noun

Cincinnātus m sg (genitive Cincinnātī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman military leader

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cincinnātus
Genitive Cincinnātī
Dative Cincinnātō
Accusative Cincinnātum
Ablative Cincinnātō
Vocative Cincinnāte

References
  • Cincinnatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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