cincinnatus

See also: Cincinnatus

Latin

Etymology

cincinnus (“lock of curly hair”) +‎ -ātus (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kin.kinˈnaː.tus/, [kɪŋkɪnˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃinˈna.tus/, [t͡ʃin̠ʲt͡ʃinˈnäːt̪us]

Adjective

cincinnātus (feminine cincinnāta, neuter cincinnātum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Having curly hair or ringlets
  2. Of comets

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cincinnātus cincinnāta cincinnātum cincinnātī cincinnātae cincinnāta
Genitive cincinnātī cincinnātae cincinnātī cincinnātōrum cincinnātārum cincinnātōrum
Dative cincinnātō cincinnātō cincinnātīs
Accusative cincinnātum cincinnātam cincinnātum cincinnātōs cincinnātās cincinnāta
Ablative cincinnātō cincinnātā cincinnātō cincinnātīs
Vocative cincinnāte cincinnāta cincinnātum cincinnātī cincinnātae cincinnāta

References
  • “cincinnatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cincinnatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cincinnatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “cincinnatus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “cincinnatus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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