LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

liticen

liticen m (genitive liticinis)
Classical[ˈlɪ.tɪ.kɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.ti.t͡ʃen]

Meaning

  1. masculinea clarionblower, a military trumpeter

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeliticenliticinēs
genitiveliticinisliticinum
dativeliticinīliticinibus
accusativeliticinemliticinēs
ablativeliticineliticinibus
vocativeliticenliticinēs

lĭtĭcen, ĭnis, m. lituus-cano,
I. a clarionblower, trumpeter: tubicines a tuba et canendo, similiter liticines, Varr. L. L. 5, § 91 Müll.: liticines et tubicines, Cato ap. Gell. 20, 2: notus Hectoris armis, i. e. Misenus, Stat. S. 4, 7, 19; Inscr. Orell. 4105.

Origins

lituus (“a crooked wind-instrument used to give signals in war”, “a curved trumpet, cornet, or clarion”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”)

Quick answers

What does liticen mean in Latin?
liticen, a noun, means “a clarionblower, a military trumpeter”.
What is the genitive of liticen?
The genitive singular is liticinis. liticen is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce liticen?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪ.tɪ.kɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliː.ti.t͡ʃen].