LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cisalpīnus

cisalpīnus (feminine cisalpīna, neuter cisalpīnum)
Classical[kɪ.saɫˈpiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃi.s̬alˈpiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecisalpine (on this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side))

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecisalpīnuscisalpīnacisalpīnum
genitivecisalpīnīcisalpīnaecisalpīnī
dativecisalpīnōcisalpīnaecisalpīnō
accusativecisalpīnumcisalpīnamcisalpīnum
ablativecisalpīnōcisalpīnācisalpīnō
vocativecisalpīnecisalpīnacisalpīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecisalpīnīcisalpīnaecisalpīna
genitivecisalpīnōrumcisalpīnārumcisalpīnōrum
dativecisalpīnīscisalpīnīscisalpīnīs
accusativecisalpīnōscisalpīnāscisalpīna
ablativecisalpīnīscisalpīnīscisalpīnīs
vocativecisalpīnīcisalpīnaecisalpīna

Cis-alpīnus, a, um, adj.,
I. lying on this side of the Alps, Cisalpine (very freq.): Gallia, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35; Caes. B. G. 6, 1: Galli, Liv. 27, 38, 6: provincia, Suet. Caes. 29.

Origins

From cis + alpīnus.

Descendants
  • Catalancisalpí
  • Englishcisalpine
  • Frenchcisalpin

In English words that came into English from cisalpīnus

  • cisalpinecisalpīnus

Quick answers

What does cisalpīnus mean in Latin?
cisalpīnus, a adjective, means “cisalpine (on this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side))”.
How do you pronounce cisalpīnus?
In classical Latin, [kɪ.saɫˈpiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃi.s̬alˈpiː.nus].