cignus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkiɡ.nus/, [ˈkɪŋnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲus/, [ˈt͡ʃiɲːus]

Noun

cignus m (genitive cignī); second declension

1. A unit of measure corresponding to 8 scrupuli
2. Alternative form of cycnus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cignus	cignī
genitive	cignī	cignōrum
dative	cignō	cignīs
accusative	cignum	cignōs
ablative	cignō	cignīs
vocative	cigne	cignī

References

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