LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cinaedus1

cinaedus m (genitive cinaedī)
Classical[kɪˈnae̯.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈnɛː.dus]

Meaning

  1. masculinevulgarbuggeree (a male who engages in anal sex as the penetratee)
    Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo / Aureli pathice et cinaede Furi.c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 16.1–2
  2. masculinecatamite

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecinaeduscinaedī
genitivecinaedīcinaedōrum
dativecinaedōcinaedīs
accusativecinaedumcinaedōs
ablativecinaedōcinaedīs
vocativecinaedecinaedī

cĭnaedus, i, m., = κίναιδος.
I. He who practises unnatural lust, a sodomite, catamite, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 37; id. Aul. 3, 2, 8; id. Poen. 5, 5, 40; Scip. Afric. ap. Gell. 7, 12, 5; Cat. 16, 2; 25, 1; Petr. 21, 2; Juv. 2, 10; 14, 30 al.—
B. Adj.: cĭnaedus, a, um, wanton, unchaste: ut decuit cinaediorem, Cat. 10, 24.—Trop., impudent, shameless: homo cinaedā fronte, Mart. 6, 39, 12.— Hence,
II. He who performs a wanton dance, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 73; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 5, 31.—
III. The name of a sea-fish, Plin. 33, 11, 53, § 146.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κίναιδος (kínaidos, “catamite”), originally referring to a non-Roman dancer whose performance featured movements of the buttocks. The word's ultimate origin may be from a language of Asia Minor.

Descendants
  • Italiancinedo
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cinaedus2
cinaedus (feminine cinaeda, neuter cinaedum, comparative cinaedior)
Classical[kɪˈnae̯.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈnɛː.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunchaste; shameful; typical of a sodomite

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecinaeduscinaedacinaedum
genitivecinaedīcinaedaecinaedī
dativecinaedōcinaedaecinaedō
accusativecinaedumcinaedamcinaedum
ablativecinaedōcinaedācinaedō
vocativecinaedecinaedacinaedum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecinaedīcinaedaecinaeda
genitivecinaedōrumcinaedārumcinaedōrum
dativecinaedīscinaedīscinaedīs
accusativecinaedōscinaedāscinaeda
ablativecinaedīscinaedīscinaedīs
vocativecinaedīcinaedaecinaeda

cĭnaedus, a, um, v. 1. cinaedus, I. B.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κίναιδος (kínaidos, “catamite”), originally referring to a non-Roman dancer whose performance featured movements of the buttocks. The word's ultimate origin may be from a language of Asia Minor.

Quick answers

What does cinaedus mean in Latin?
cinaedus, a noun, means “buggeree (a male who engages in anal sex as the penetratee); catamite”.
What is the genitive of cinaedus?
The genitive singular is cinaedī. cinaedus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cinaedus?
In classical Latin, [kɪˈnae̯.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃiˈnɛː.dus].