cornicen
See also: Cornicen
Latin
Etymology
cornū (“a bugle-horn”, “a horn”, “a trumpet”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.ni.ken/, [ˈkɔrnɪkɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.ni.t͡ʃen/, [ˈkɔrnit͡ʃen]
Noun
cornicen m (genitive cornicinis); third declension
- a bugler, horn-blower, trumpeter, or corneter
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cornicen | cornicinēs |
| Genitive | cornicinis | cornicinum |
| Dative | cornicinī | cornicinibus |
| Accusative | cornicinem | cornicinēs |
| Ablative | cornicine | cornicinibus |
| Vocative | cornicen | cornicinēs |
References
- “cornĭcen¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cornicen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- 1 cornĭcĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “431/2”
- “cornicen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “cornicen”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “cornicen” on page 446/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)