Cratinus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρατῖνος (Kratînos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cratīnus m sg (genitive Cratīnī); second declension

  1. A celebrated Greek comic poet of Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

References

  • Cratinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Cratinus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray