Cinna

See also: cinna, cinná, and činná

Latin

Etymology

Likely from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪn.na]

Proper noun

Cinna m sg (genitive Cinnae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen.
    • 86 - 103 C.E.Martial, Epigrammata, 6:17
      Cinnam, Cinname, te iubes vocari.
      Cinnamus, you ask to be called Cinna.

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.