cignus

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkiɡ.nus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲus/,

Noun

cignus m (genitive cignī); second declension

A unit of measure corresponding to 8 scrupuli
Alternative form of cycnus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	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.

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