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noun · masculinesecond declension

cȳanos1

cȳanos m (genitive cȳanī)
Classical[ˈkyː.a.nɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.a.nos]

Meaning

  1. bluebottle, blue cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
  2. a precious stone (a type of lapis lazuli)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecȳanoscȳanī
cȳanoe
genitivecȳanīcȳanōrum
dativecȳanōcȳanīs
accusativecȳanon
cȳanum
cȳanōs
ablativecȳanōcȳanīs
vocativecȳanecȳanī
cȳanoe

cўănŏs or -us, i, m., = κύανος.
I. The blue corn-flower, blue-bottle: Centaurea cyanus, Linn.; Plin. 21, 8, 24, § 48; 21, 11, 39, § 68.—
II. A precious stone, a species of lapis lazuli, Plin. 37, 9, 38, § 119.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).

Descendants
  • Spanishaciano
adjectivesecond-declension two-termination adjective (Greek-type)
cȳanos2
cȳanos (neuter cȳanon)
Classical[ˈkyː.a.nɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.a.nos]

Meaning

  1. Greek typeMedieval Latintwo termination(of urine) blue (or purple)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecȳanoscȳanoscȳanon
genitivecȳanīcȳanīcȳanī
dativecȳanōcȳanōcȳanō
accusativecȳanoncȳanoncȳanon
ablativecȳanōcȳanōcȳanō
vocativecȳanecȳanecȳanon
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecȳanī
cȳanoe
cȳanī
cȳanoe
cȳana
genitivecȳanōncȳanōncȳanōn
dativecȳanīscȳanīscȳanīs
accusativecȳanōscȳanōscȳana
ablativecȳanīscȳanīscȳanīs
vocativecȳanī
cȳanoe
cȳanī
cȳanoe
cȳana

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).

Quick answers

What does cȳanos mean in Latin?
cȳanos, a noun, means “bluebottle, blue cornflower (Centaurea cyanus); a precious stone (a type of lapis lazuli)”.
What is the genitive of cȳanos?
The genitive singular is cȳanī. cȳanos is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cȳanos?
In classical Latin, [ˈkyː.a.nɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃiː.a.nos].