cicero

See also: Cicero, Ciceró, and Cícero

English

Etymology

From its use in Pannartz and Sweynheim's 1467 Roman edition of Cicero's Epistulae ad Familiares ("Letters to My Friends").

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/
• Hyphenation: ci‧ce‧ro

Noun

cicero (plural ciceros)

1. (typography, Continental printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.

Translations

12-point type

• Dutch: Augustijn, cicero (nl), mediaan (nl)
• Finnish: cicero
• French: Saint-Augustin (fr), cicéro (fr)
• German: Cicero (de)
• Hungarian: ciceró (hu)
• Italian: lettura (it)
• Maori: pika
• Spanish: lectura (es), cicero

See also

• pica

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English cicero).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisero/, [ˈs̠is̠e̞ro̞]

Noun

cicero

1. (typography) cicero, pica (measure of 12 points)

Declension

Inflection of cicero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		cicero	cicerot
genitive		ciceron	cicerojen ciceroiden ciceroitten
partitive		ciceroa	ciceroja ciceroita
illative		ciceroon	ciceroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cicero	cicerot
accusative	nom.	cicero	cicerot
	gen.	ciceron
genitive		ciceron	cicerojen ciceroiden ciceroitten
partitive		ciceroa	ciceroja ciceroita
inessive		cicerossa	ciceroissa
elative		cicerosta	ciceroista
illative		ciceroon	ciceroihin
adessive		cicerolla	ciceroilla
ablative		cicerolta	ciceroilta
allative		cicerolle	ciceroille
essive		cicerona	ciceroina
translative		ciceroksi	ciceroiksi
abessive		cicerotta	ciceroitta
instructive		—	ciceroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cicero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ciceroni ciceroni accusative nom. ciceroni ciceroni gen. ciceroni genitive ciceroni cicerojeni ciceroideni ciceroitteni partitive ciceroani cicerojani ciceroitani inessive cicerossani ciceroissani elative cicerostani ciceroistani illative cicerooni ciceroihini adessive cicerollani ciceroillani ablative ciceroltani ciceroiltani allative cicerolleni ciceroilleni essive ciceronani ciceroinani translative cicerokseni ciceroikseni abessive cicerottani ciceroittani instructive — — comitative — ciceroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cicerosi cicerosi accusative nom. cicerosi cicerosi gen. cicerosi genitive cicerosi cicerojesi ciceroidesi ciceroittesi partitive ciceroasi cicerojasi ciceroitasi inessive cicerossasi ciceroissasi elative cicerostasi ciceroistasi illative ciceroosi ciceroihisi adessive cicerollasi ciceroillasi ablative ciceroltasi ciceroiltasi allative cicerollesi ciceroillesi essive ciceronasi ciceroinasi translative ciceroksesi ciceroiksesi abessive cicerottasi ciceroittasi instructive — — comitative — ciceroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ciceromme ciceromme accusative nom. ciceromme ciceromme gen. ciceromme genitive ciceromme cicerojemme ciceroidemme ciceroittemme partitive ciceroamme cicerojamme ciceroitamme inessive cicerossamme ciceroissamme elative cicerostamme ciceroistamme illative ciceroomme ciceroihimme adessive cicerollamme ciceroillamme ablative ciceroltamme ciceroiltamme allative cicerollemme ciceroillemme essive ciceronamme ciceroinamme translative ciceroksemme ciceroiksemme abessive cicerottamme ciceroittamme instructive — — comitative — ciceroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ciceronne ciceronne accusative nom. ciceronne ciceronne gen. ciceronne genitive ciceronne cicerojenne ciceroidenne ciceroittenne partitive ciceroanne cicerojanne ciceroitanne inessive cicerossanne ciceroissanne elative cicerostanne ciceroistanne illative ciceroonne ciceroihinne adessive cicerollanne ciceroillanne ablative ciceroltanne ciceroiltanne allative cicerollenne ciceroillenne essive ciceronanne ciceroinanne translative ciceroksenne ciceroiksenne abessive cicerottanne ciceroittanne instructive — — comitative — ciceroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ciceronsa ciceronsa accusative nom. ciceronsa ciceronsa gen. ciceronsa genitive ciceronsa cicerojensa ciceroidensa ciceroittensa partitive ciceroaan ciceroansa cicerojaan ciceroitaan cicerojansa ciceroitansa inessive cicerossaan cicerossansa ciceroissaan ciceroissansa elative cicerostaan cicerostansa ciceroistaan ciceroistansa illative ciceroonsa ciceroihinsa adessive cicerollaan cicerollansa ciceroillaan ciceroillansa ablative ciceroltaan ciceroltansa ciceroiltaan ciceroiltansa allative cicerolleen cicerollensa ciceroilleen ciceroillensa essive ciceronaan ciceronansa ciceroinaan ciceroinansa translative cicerokseen ciceroksensa ciceroikseen ciceroiksensa abessive cicerottaan cicerottansa ciceroittaan ciceroittansa instructive — — comitative — ciceroineen ciceroinensa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

cicero m (definite singular ciceroen, indefinite plural ciceroar, definite plural ciceroane)

1. (typography) cicero

See also

• pica
• punkt

References

• “cicero” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.