LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sultanus

sultanus m (genitive sultanī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latinmasculinesultan

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesultanussultanī
genitivesultanīsultanōrum
dativesultanōsultanīs
accusativesultanumsultanōs
ablativesultanōsultanīs
vocativesultanesultanī

Origins

Borrowing from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān). Attested from the 12th century in the form soldanus as a title of Saladin.

Quick answers

What does sultanus mean in Latin?
sultanus, a noun, means “sultan”.
What is the genitive of sultanus?
The genitive singular is sultanī. sultanus is masculine, second declension.