proper nounthird declension
Mōns Casīnus
Mōns Casīnus m sg (genitive Montis Casīnī)
Classical[ˈmõːs kaˈsiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔns kaˈs̬iː.nus]
Meaning
- Monte Cassino (rocky hill near the town of Cassino, the site of the first Benedictine monastery)
Typīs Archicœnobiī Montis Casīnī
from the Printing House of the Archabbey of Monte Cassino
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mōns Casīnus | — |
| genitive | Montis Casīnī Montis Cassīnī | — |
| dative | Montī Casīnō Montī Cassīnō | — |
| accusative | Montem Casīnum Montem Cassīnum | — |
| ablative | Monte Casīnō Monte Cassīnō | — |
| vocative | Mōns Casīne Mōns Cassīne | — |
| locative | Montī Casīnī Monte Casīnī, Monte Cassīnī, Montī Cassīnī | — |
Origins
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“grayish-white”), via Oscan *kasīno-, in reference to the frequent fog, cognate to Latin cānus (“hoary”), cascus (“old”). C.f. the toponyms Casilīnum (Campania), Casuentum (Umbria).