LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cinnus1

cinnus m (genitive cinnī)
Classical[ˈkɪn.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃin.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinedrink of mixed spelt grain and wine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecinnuscinnī
genitivecinnīcinnōrum
dativecinnōcinnīs
accusativecinnumcinnōs
ablativecinnōcinnīs
vocativecinnecinnī

cinnus, i, m. kindr. with κυκεών, κόγχος,
I. a mixed drink of spelt-grain and wine, Arn. 5, 174; cf. Non. p. 59, 30.

Origins

Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek κυκεών (kukeṓn), κόγχος (kónkhos); see congius, concha, and cochlea.

noun · masculinesecond declension
cinnus2
cinnus m (genitive cinnī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinea kind of facial distortion or grimace; wink; signal made with the eye

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecinnuscinnī
genitivecinnīcinnōrum
dativecinnōcinnīs
accusativecinnumcinnōs
ablativecinnōcinnīs
vocativecinnecinnī

Origins

Unknown. Attested from ca. 500 CE.

Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishceño
  • Portuguesecenhofrom Spanish ceño
  • Asturianceñu
  • Galiciancenofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *çãa
  • Galicianacenofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *çãa
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancenno
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshtschegn
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianceggn
  • Lombardsengg
  • Old Liguriancingno
  • Piedmontesesegn
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchcin

Quick answers

What does cinnus mean in Latin?
cinnus, a noun, means “drink of mixed spelt grain and wine”.
What is the genitive of cinnus?
The genitive singular is cinnī. cinnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cinnus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɪn.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃin.nus].