LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

licinus1

licinus (feminine licina, neuter licinum)
Classical[ˈlɪ.kɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.t͡ʃi.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebent or turned upward

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelicinuslicinalicinum
genitivelicinīlicinaelicinī
dativelicinōlicinaelicinō
accusativelicinumlicinamlicinum
ablativelicinōlicinālicinō
vocativelicinelicinalicinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelicinīlicinaelicina
genitivelicinōrumlicinārumlicinōrum
dativelicinīslicinīslicinīs
accusativelicinōslicināslicina
ablativelicinīslicinīslicinīs
vocativelicinīlicinaelicina

lĭcĭnus, a, um,
I. adj., bent or turned upward: Licini boves (i. e. qui sursum versum reflexa cornua habent), Serv. and Philarg. on Verg. G. 3, 55.

Origins

From Old Latin *lecinos, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). See also Sanskrit रुग्ण (rugṇá, “bent, broken”), Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos) and λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”), Lithuanian lugnas, and Old Norse lykna.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Licinus2
Licinus m sg (genitive Licinī)
Classical[ˈlɪ.kɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.t͡ʃi.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen used by the gens Claudia, Porcia, Sariolena, and others
    Gaius Clodius Licinus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLicinus—
genitiveLicinī—
dativeLicinō—
accusativeLicinum—
ablativeLicinō—
vocativeLicine—

Lĭcĭnus, i, m.,
I. a surname in the gens Fabia and Porcia.—Also, the name of a barber and freedman of Augustus, celebrated for his wealth, Hor. A. P. 301; Mart. 8, 3, 6; Varr. Atac. in Anth. Lat. T. 1, p. 205. —Plur.: ego possideo plus Pallante et Licinis, Juv. 1, 109.

Origins

Uncertain. Typically taken from licinus (“turned up, turned back”), presumably in reference to a prominent figure's nose shape or hair style, from Old Latin *lecinos, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”), but sometimes derived with Licinius from the Etruscan name 𐌋𐌄𐌂𐌍𐌄 (lecne).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLicinusLicinus. 1. A Gaul by birth, who was taken prisoner in war, and became a slave of Julius Caesar, whose confidence he gained so much as to be made his …

Quick answers

What does licinus mean in Latin?
licinus, a adjective, means “bent or turned upward”.
How do you pronounce licinus?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪ.kɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliː.t͡ʃi.nus].