taciturnus

Latin

Etymology

tacitus (“still, quiet, silent”) +‎ -urnus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ta.kiˈtur.nus/, [t̪äkɪˈt̪ʊrnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ta.t͡ʃiˈtur.nus/, [t̪ät͡ʃiˈt̪urnus]

Adjective

taciturnus (feminine taciturna, neuter taciturnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. untalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent

   Marcus taciturnus est.

   Marcus is taciturn.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	taciturnus	taciturna	taciturnum		taciturnī	taciturnae	taciturna
genitive	taciturnī	taciturnae	taciturnī		taciturnōrum	taciturnārum	taciturnōrum
dative	taciturnō	taciturnae	taciturnō		taciturnīs
accusative	taciturnum	taciturnam	taciturnum		taciturnōs	taciturnās	taciturna
ablative	taciturnō	taciturnā	taciturnō		taciturnīs
vocative	taciturne	taciturna	taciturnum		taciturnī	taciturnae	taciturna

Descendants

• Catalan: taciturn
• English: taciturn
• French: taciturne
• Galician: taciturno
• Italian: taciturno
• Portuguese: taciturno
• Spanish: taciturno

References

• “taciturnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “taciturnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• taciturnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.