LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Damascēnus1

Damascēnus (feminine Damascēna, neuter Damascēnum)
Classical[da.masˈkeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[da.maʃˈʃɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveDamascene

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeDamascēnusDamascēnaDamascēnum
genitiveDamascēnīDamascēnaeDamascēnī
dativeDamascēnōDamascēnaeDamascēnō
accusativeDamascēnumDamascēnamDamascēnum
ablativeDamascēnōDamascēnāDamascēnō
vocativeDamascēneDamascēnaDamascēnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeDamascēnīDamascēnaeDamascēna
genitiveDamascēnōrumDamascēnārumDamascēnōrum
dativeDamascēnīsDamascēnīsDamascēnīs
accusativeDamascēnōsDamascēnāsDamascēna
ablativeDamascēnīsDamascēnīsDamascēnīs
vocativeDamascēnīDamascēnaeDamascēna

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Δαμασκός(Damaskós)
  2. Ancient Greek -νός(-nós)
  3. Ancient Greek -ηνός(-ēnós)
  4. LatinDamascēnus

Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós)bor. Latin Damascēnus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ēnus.

Descendants
  • EnglishDamascene
  • Englishdamson
  • Portugueseameixafrom unknown damascena
  • Galicianameixafrom unknown damascena
  • Leoneseméixenafrom unknown damascena
  • Leoneseméixanafrom unknown damascena
  • Ladinoalmexafrom unknown damascena
  • Ladinoalmixadafrom unknown damascena

In English words that came into English from Damascēnus

  • DamasceneDamascēnus
  • quetschdamascēna
noun · masculinesecond declension
Damascēnus2
Damascēnus m sg (genitive Damascēnī)
Classical[da.masˈkeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[da.maʃˈʃɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. Damascene

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDamascēnusDamascēnī
genitiveDamascēnīDamascēnōrum
dativeDamascēnōDamascēnīs
accusativeDamascēnumDamascēnōs
ablativeDamascēnōDamascēnīs
vocativeDamascēneDamascēnī

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Δαμασκός(Damaskós)
  2. Ancient Greek -νός(-nós)
  3. Ancient Greek -ηνός(-ēnós)
  4. LatinDamascēnus

Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós)bor. Latin Damascēnus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ēnus.

Descendants
  • EnglishDamascene

Quick answers

What does Damascēnus mean in Latin?
Damascēnus, a adjective, means “Damascene”.
How do you pronounce Damascēnus?
In classical Latin, [da.masˈkeː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [da.maʃˈʃɛː.nus].
Where does Damascēnus come from?
Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós) → Ancient Greek -νός (-nós) → Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós) → Latin Damascēnus.