Montanus

See also: montanus

Latin

Etymology

From montānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /monˈtaː.nus/, [mɔn̪ˈt̪äːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /monˈta.nus/, [mon̪ˈt̪äːnus]

Proper noun

Montānus m sg (genitive Montānī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Votienus Montanus, a Roman poet
   2. Montanus, the founder of Montanism, a Christian sect

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Montānus
Genitive	Montānī
Dative	Montānō
Accusative	Montānum
Ablative	Montānō
Vocative	Montāne

Derived terms

• Montāniānus (adjective)

References

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