Cincinnatus
See also: cincinnatus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cincinnatus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪnsɪˈneɪtəs/, /ˌsɪnsɪˈnɑːtəs/
Usage notes
- Found in the naming habits of some slaveholders, who preferred to name houseslaves with names from Classical sources. Since used by some African Americans who draw names from Classical sources.
Latin
Etymology
From cincinnātus (“having curly hair”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kin.kinˈnaː.tus/, [kɪŋkɪnˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃinˈna.tus/, [t͡ʃin̠ʲt͡ʃinˈnäːt̪us]
Proper noun
Cincinnātus m sg (genitive Cincinnātī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- 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 |
Descendants
- → English: Cincinnatus
References
- Cincinnatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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