Ciminus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈki.mi.nus/, [ˈkɪmɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.mi.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːminus]
Proper noun
[edit]Ciminus m sg (genitive Ciminī); second declension
- A mountain covered with a dense forest, now Cimini Hills
- A lake in Etruria near Sutrium, now Lago di Vico
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ciminus |
| genitive | Ciminī |
| dative | Ciminō |
| accusative | Ciminum |
| ablative | Ciminō |
| vocative | Cimine |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Italian: Cimino
References
[edit]- “Ciminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ciminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ciminus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly