LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cornicen

cornicen m (genitive cornicinis)
Classical[ˈkɔr.nɪ.kɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.ni.t͡ʃen]

Meaning

  1. masculinebugler, hornblower, trumpeter, or corneter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecornicencornicinēs
genitivecorniciniscornicinum
dativecornicinīcornicinibus
accusativecornicinemcornicinēs
ablativecornicinecornicinibus
vocativecornicencornicinēs

cornĭcen, cĭnis, m. cornu-cano; cf.: tibicen, tubicen, etc.,
I. a horn-blower, corneter, Liv. 2, 64, 10; Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 40; Juv. 2, 118; 3, 34 al.
Cornĭcen, ĭnis, m.,
I. a surname of several persons in the gens Oppia, Liv. 3, 35, 11 al.; also in the access. form Cornĭ-cĭnus, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Latincornicen

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Latin -cen Latin cornicen From cornū (“bugle-horn, horn, trumpet”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”).

Quick answers

What does cornicen mean in Latin?
cornicen, a noun, means “bugler, hornblower, trumpeter, or corneter”.
What is the genitive of cornicen?
The genitive singular is cornicinis. cornicen is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cornicen?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔr.nɪ.kɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔr.ni.t͡ʃen].
Where does cornicen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin cornicen.