Cinna
Latin
Etymology
Likely from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪn.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃin.na]
Proper noun
Cinna m sg (genitive Cinnae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen.
- 86 - 103 C.E. — Martial, Epigrammata, 6:17
- Cinnam, Cinname, te iubes vocari.
- Cinnamus, you ask to be called Cinna.
- Cinnam, Cinname, te iubes vocari.
- 86 - 103 C.E. — Martial, Epigrammata, 6:17
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cinna |
| genitive | Cinnae |
| dative | Cinnae |
| accusative | Cinnam |
| ablative | Cinnā |
| vocative | Cinna |
References
- “Cinna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cinna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.