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Pīcumnus

Pīcumnus m (genitive Pīcumnī)
Classical[piːˈkʊm.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[piˈkum.nus]

Meaning

  1. a minor Roman god of the fields, matrimony, and fertility

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePīcumnusPīcumnī
genitivePīcumnīPīcumnōrum
dativePīcumnōPīcumnīs
accusativePīcumnumPīcumnōs
ablativePīcumnōPīcumnīs
vocativePīcumnePīcumnī

Pīcumnus, i, m., and Pīlumnus, i, m.,
I. two brother deities of the Romans; the first a personification of the woodpecker (picus), and the second a personification of the pestle (pilum); both were companions of Mars, and tutelary deities of married people and little children, Varr. ap. Non. 528, 11 sq.; id. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 6, 9; cf. Isid. 4, 11, 5; Aem. Mac. ap. Non. 518, 26; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 4; 10, 76.—Pilumnus was the son of Daunus, husband of Danaë and ancestor of Turnus, Verg. A. 9, 4.

Origins

From pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPicumnusPicumnus. and PILUMNUS, were regarded as two brothers, and as the beneficent gods of matrimony in the rustic religion of the ancient Romans. A couch w…

Quick answers

What does Pīcumnus mean in Latin?
Pīcumnus, a proper noun, means “a minor Roman god of the fields, matrimony, and fertility”.
What is the genitive of Pīcumnus?
The genitive singular is Pīcumnī. Pīcumnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Pīcumnus?
In classical Latin, [piːˈkʊm.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piˈkum.nus].