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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Sāturnīnus

Sāturnīnus m sg (genitive Sāturnīnī)
Classical[saː.tʊrˈniː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[sa.turˈniː.nus]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Gaius Sentius Saturninus, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSāturnīnus—
genitiveSāturnīnī—
dativeSāturnīnō—
accusativeSāturnīnum—
ablativeSāturnīnō—
vocativeSāturnīne—

Sāturnīnus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname. So esp. L. Appuleius Saturninus, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 654; who, with C. Servilius Glaucia, was pronounced guilty of treason and put to death, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 18; id. Brut. 62, 224; id. Cat. 1, 2, 4; id. Mil. 5, 14; Suet. Aug. 27; id. Calig. 38; Mart. 4, 11, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Sāturnīnus From Sāturnus + -īnus.

Descendants
  • CatalanSadurní
  • CatalanSerni
  • FrenchSaturnin
  • FrenchSernin
  • ItalianSaturnino
  • OccitanSarnin
  • PortugueseSadurninho
  • PortugueseSaturnino
  • SpanishSerenín
  • SpanishCernín

In English words that came into English from Sāturnīnus

  • saturnineSāturnīnus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySaturninusSaturninus. artists. 1. One of the great gem-engravers of the age of Augustus. There is a beautiful cameo by him, engraved with the portrait of the yo…

Quick answers

What does Sāturnīnus mean in Latin?
Sāturnīnus, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Sāturnīnus?
The genitive singular is Sāturnīnī. Sāturnīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Sāturnīnus?
In classical Latin, [saː.tʊrˈniː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.turˈniː.nus].