noun · masculinethird declension
ciniflō
ciniflō m (genitive ciniflōnis)
Classical[ˈkɪ.nɪ.fɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.ni.flo]
Meaning
- a male hairdresser
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ciniflō | ciniflōnēs |
| genitive | ciniflōnis | ciniflōnum |
| dative | ciniflōnī | ciniflōnibus |
| accusative | ciniflōnem | ciniflōnēs |
| ablative | ciniflōne | ciniflōnibus |
| vocative | ciniflō | ciniflōnēs |
cĭnīflo, ōnis, m. cinis-flo, or instead of cinilio, = cinerarius,
I. a hair-curler, Hor S. 1, 2, 98; Tert. Uxor 2, 8; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 115 alt.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ciniflō ōnis, m
cinis + FLA-, a hair-curler, H.
Origins
From cinis (“ashes”) + flō (“blow”) + -ō (agent noun suffix), i.e. one who blows the ashes used to heat a hair roller.