adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
Cannensis
Cannensis (neuter Cannense)
Classical[kanˈnẽː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[kanˈnɛn.sis]
Meaning
- historicaltwo terminationof Cannae, of or related to Cannae, or its people.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cannensis | Cannensis | Cannense |
| genitive | Cannensis | Cannensis | Cannensis |
| dative | Cannensī | Cannensī | Cannensī |
| accusative | Cannensem | Cannensem | Cannense |
| ablative | Cannensī | Cannensī | Cannensī |
| vocative | Cannensis | Cannensis | Cannense |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cannensēs | Cannensēs | Cannensia |
| genitive | Cannensium | Cannensium | Cannensium |
| dative | Cannensibus | Cannensibus | Cannensibus |
| accusative | Cannensīs Cannensēs | Cannensīs Cannensēs | Cannensia |
| ablative | Cannensibus | Cannensibus | Cannensibus |
| vocative | Cannensēs | Cannensēs | Cannensia |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Cannēnsis e, adj.,
Cannensian, of Cannae (in Apulia, where Hannibal routed the Romans): pugna, L.: acies, L.: clades, L.—Hence, fig.: te pugna Cannensis accusatorem sat bonum fecit, i. e. the proscription of Sulla (in which many eminent advocates had perished).—Of a revel: Cannensis pugna nequitiae.
Origins
From Cannae + -ēnsis (“-ese: forming demonyms”).