cignus

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

cignus m (genitive cignī); second declension

  1. A unit of measure corresponding to 8 scrupuli

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cignus cignī
Genitive cignī cignōrum
Dative cignō cignīs
Accusative cignum cignōs
Ablative cignō cignīs
Vocative cigne cignī

References

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