Ancus

See also: ancus

English

Etymology

From Latin Ancus.

Proper noun

Ancus

1. An Italic male given name from Latin, notably borne by Ancus Marcius, a legendary king of Rome

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Անկոս (Ankos)
• French: Ancus (fr)
• German: Ancus
• Italian: Anco
• Latin: Ancus
• Portuguese: Anco m, Ancus m
• Russian: Анк (ru) (Ank)

Anagrams

• Cunas, sucan

Latin

Etymology

Possibly related to the verb angō (“crouch”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.kus/, [ˈäŋkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.kus/, [ˈäŋkus]

Proper noun

Ancus m sg (genitive Ancī); second declension

1. A Latin name, notably borne by Ancus Marcius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ancus
Genitive	Ancī
Dative	Ancō
Accusative	Ancum
Ablative	Ancō
Vocative	Ance

Descendants

• English: Ancus
• Italian: Anco
• Portuguese: Anco
• Russian: Анк (Ank)

References

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ancus m

1. Alternative form of Anco