Fennus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Finnus (Late Latin)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *finnaz, compare Old Norse Finnr.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfen.nus/, [ˈfɛnːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfen.nus/, [ˈfɛnːus]

Noun

Fennus m (genitive Fennī, feminine Fenna); second declension

1. Finn (person from Finland)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine		masculine	feminine
nominative	Fennus	Fenna		Fennī	Fennae
genitive	Fennī	Fennae		Fennōrum	Fennārum
dative	Fennō	Fennae		Fennīs	Fennīs
accusative	Fennum	Fennam		Fennōs	Fennās
ablative	Fennō	Fennā		Fennīs	Fennīs
vocative	Fenne	Fenna		Fennī	Fennae

Derived terms

• (New Latin) fenno-, finno-
  • → English: Fenno-, Finno-
  • → Finnish: fenno-
  • → French: finno-

Descendants

• Italian: finno (from the variant Finnus)

References

• Fennus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.