Censorinus

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Latin

Etymology

From censōrīnus, from censor +‎ -īnus (-ine: forming adjectives), from cēnsēre (to evaluate, to assess) + -or (-er: forming agent nouns).

Proper noun

Censōrīnus m sg (genitive Censōrīnī); second declension

  1. a cognomen used by the gentes Marcia and Caelia
    Censorinus Grammaticus
    Censorinus the Grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Censōrīnus
genitive Censōrīnī
dative Censōrīnō
accusative Censōrīnum
ablative Censōrīnō
vocative Censōrīne

References

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