Corvinus

See also: corvinus

Latin

Etymology

From corvīnus (“pertaining to the raven”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈu̯iː.nus/, [kɔrˈu̯iːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈvi.nus/, [korˈviːnus]

Proper noun

Corvīnus m sg (genitive Corvīnī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Marcus Valerius Maximus Corvinus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Corvīnus
Genitive Corvīnī
Dative Corvīnō
Accusative Corvīnum
Ablative Corvīnō
Vocative Corvīne

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