Calenus

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See also: cālēnus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Calēs (name of a town) +‎ -nus (-an, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Calēnus (feminine Calēna, neuter Calēnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of, or from, Cales

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Calēnus Calēna Calēnum Calēnī Calēnae Calēna
genitive Calēnī Calēnae Calēnī Calēnōrum Calēnārum Calēnōrum
dative Calēnō Calēnae Calēnō Calēnīs
accusative Calēnum Calēnam Calēnum Calēnōs Calēnās Calēna
ablative Calēnō Calēnā Calēnō Calēnīs
vocative Calēne Calēna Calēnum Calēnī Calēnae Calēna

Proper noun

Calēnus m (genitive Calēnī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Quintus Fufius Calenus, a Roman politician

Declension

Second-declension noun.

References

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