LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Ancus1

Ancus m sg (genitive Ancī)
Classical[ˈaŋ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋ.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Latin name, notably borne by Ancus Marcius

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAncus—
genitiveAncī—
dativeAncō—
accusativeAncum—
ablativeAncō—
vocativeAnce—

Ancus (Marcius), i, m. v. ango (prop.
I. a servant, as bending, crouching; hence = ancus Martius = θεράπων Ἄρεως, servant of Mars), the fourth king of Rome, A.U.C. 116-140, said to have been the grandson of Numa by Pompilia, Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33; 2, 3, 5; Varr. Fragm. p. 241 Bip.; Liv. 1, 32 sqq.; Verg. A. 6, 815; Hor. C. 4, 7, 15; Ov. F. 6, 803 al.

Origins

Possibly related to the verb angō (“crouch”).

Descendants
  • EnglishAncus
  • ItalianAnco
  • PortugueseAnco
  • RussianАнк
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ancus2
ancus (feminine anca, neuter ancum)
Classical[ˈaŋ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋ.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepossiblybent or bound
    Ancus appellatur, qui aduncum brachium habet, et exporrigi non potest.That which has a crooked arm and cannot be extended is called ancus.1839 [8th century CE], Paulus Diaconus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum, page 19:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeancusancaancum
genitiveancīancaeancī
dativeancōancaeancō
accusativeancumancamancum
ablativeancōancāancō
vocativeanceancaancum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeancīancaeanca
genitiveancōrumancārumancōrum
dativeancīsancīsancīs
accusativeancōsancāsanca
ablativeancīsancīsancīs
vocativeancīancaeanca

ancus appellatur, qui aduncum bracchium habet et exporrigi non potest, Paul. ex Fest. p. 19 Müll. [v. ango].

Origins

According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *ankos (“bended”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-os or *h₂n̥k-os (“bending”), ultimately from the root *h₂enk-.

Quick answers

What does Ancus mean in Latin?
Ancus, a proper noun, means “A Latin name, notably borne by Ancus Marcius”.
What is the genitive of Ancus?
The genitive singular is Ancī. Ancus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Ancus?
In classical Latin, [ˈaŋ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaŋ.kus].