Tacitus
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Graptopetalum bellum (syn. of Tacitus bellus, Chihuahua flower) 
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tacitus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – a stonecrop, Chihuahua flower, now included in Graptopetalum.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Crassulaceae - family; Sedoideae - subfamily; Sedeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tacitus bellus - sole species; (now Graptopetalum bellum (Chihuahua flower))
References
Graptopetalum bellum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sedinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Graptopetalum bellum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tacitus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Graptopetalum bellum at Tropicos
- Tacitus bellus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tacitus
- A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.
- A lunar impact crater.
Derived terms
Translations
Roman cognomen
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From tacitus (“silent”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tacitus m sg (genitive Tacitī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tacitus |
| Genitive | Tacitī |
| Dative | Tacitō |
| Accusative | Tacitum |
| Ablative | Tacitō |
| Vocative | Tacite |
References
- “Tacitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tacitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.