Fennus

Latin

Alternative forms

Finnus (Late Latin)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *finnaz, compare Old Norse Finnr.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfen.nus/, [ˈfɛnːʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfen.nus/, [ˈfɛnːus]

Noun

Fennus m (genitive Fennī, feminine Fenna); second declension

Finn (person from Finland)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine		Masculine	Feminine
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	Fennus	Fenna		Fennī	Fennae
Genitive	Fennī	Fennae		Fennōrum	Fennārum
Dative	Fennō	Fennae		Fennīs	Fennīs
Accusative	Fennum	Fennam		Fennōs	Fennās
Ablative	Fennō	Fennā		Fennīs	Fennīs
Vocative	Fenne	Fenna		Fennī	Fennae

Descendants

Italian: finno (from the variant Finnus)

References

Fennus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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