cignus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪŋ.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲus]

Etymology 1

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Noun

cignus m (genitive cignī); second declension

1. a unit of measure corresponding to 8 scrupuli

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cignus	cignī
genitive	cignī	cignōrum
dative	cignō	cignīs
accusative	cignum	cignōs
ablative	cignō	cignīs
vocative	cigne	cignī

Etymology 2

Noun

cignus m (genitive cignī); second declension

1. alternative form of cycnus (“swan”)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cignus	cignī
genitive	cignī	cignōrum
dative	cignō	cignīs
accusative	cignum	cignōs
ablative	cignō	cignīs
vocative	cigne	cignī

References

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