LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

noun · masculinesecond declension

Saracēnus

Saracēnus m (genitive Saracēnī, feminine Saracēna)

Classical[sa.raˈkeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[sa.raˈt͡ʃɛː.nus]

Meaning

Late LatinSaracen
Late LatinMuslim

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	Saracēnus Saracēna	Saracēnī Saracēnae
genitive	Saracēnī Saracēnae	Saracēnōrum Saracēnārum
dative	Saracēnō Saracēnae	Saracēnīs
accusative	Saracēnum Saracēnam	Saracēnōs Saracēnās
ablative	Saracēnō Saracēnā	Saracēnīs
vocative	Saracēne Saracēna	Saracēnī Saracēnae

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σᾰρᾰκηνός (Sărăkēnós).

Descendants

Catalansarraífrom Old Catalan sarrací
FrenchSarrasinfrom Old French Sarazin
EnglishSaracenfrom Old French Sarazin
ItalianSaracino
Italiansaraceno
SpanishSaraceno
Portuguesesarraceno
Old EnglishSarocine
Old EnglishSarracene
Galiciansarraceno

In English words that came into English from Saracēnus

SaracenSaracēnus

Quick answers

What does Saracēnus mean in Latin?: Saracēnus, a noun, means “Saracen; Muslim”.
What is the genitive of Saracēnus?: The genitive singular is Saracēnī. Saracēnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Saracēnus?: In classical Latin, [sa.raˈkeː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.raˈt͡ʃɛː.nus].