Cicurinus

Latin

Etymology

From cicur (“tame, mild”) +‎ -īnus (“-an”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ki.kuˈriː.nus/, [kɪkʊˈriːnʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kuˈri.nus/, [t͡ʃikuˈriːnus]

Noun

Cicurīnus m (genitive Cicurīnī); second declension

A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
1. Gaius Veturius Geminus Cicurinus, a Roman politician

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Cicurīnus	Cicurīnī
Genitive	Cicurīnī	Cicurīnōrum
Dative	Cicurīnō	Cicurīnīs
Accusative	Cicurīnum	Cicurīnōs
Ablative	Cicurīnō	Cicurīnīs
Vocative	Cicurīne	Cicurīnī

References

Cicurinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Cicurinus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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