Cincinnatus

See also: cincinnatus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cincinnatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnsɪˈneɪtəs/, /ˌsɪnsɪˈnɑːtəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪtəs

Proper noun

Cincinnatus (plural Cincinnatuses)

1. (US) A male given name from Latin

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /kin.kinˈnaː.tus/, [kɪŋkɪnˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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.

	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.