liticen
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]lituus (“a crooked wind-instrument used to give signals in war”, “a curved trumpet, cornet, or clarion”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.ti.ken/, [ˈlʲɪt̪ɪkɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ti.t͡ʃen/, [ˈliːt̪it͡ʃen]
Noun
[edit]liticen m (genitive liticinis); third declension
- a clarionblower, a military trumpeter
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | liticen | liticinēs |
| Genitive | liticinis | liticinum |
| Dative | liticinī | liticinibus |
| Accusative | liticinem | liticinēs |
| Ablative | liticine | liticinibus |
| Vocative | liticen | liticinēs |
References
[edit]- “lĭtĭcen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “liticen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lĭtĭcĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 916/1.
- “liticen” on page 1,036/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)