Fronto
See also: fronto and fronto-
Latin
Etymology
From frontō (“a man with a broad forehead”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfron.toː/, [ˈfrɔn̪t̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfron.to/, [ˈfrɔn̪t̪o]
Proper noun
Frontō m sg (genitive Frontōnis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Cornelius Fronto, a Roman rhetorician
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Frontō |
| Genitive | Frontōnis |
| Dative | Frontōnī |
| Accusative | Frontōnem |
| Ablative | Frontōne |
| Vocative | Frontō |
Derived terms
- Frontōniānus
References
- “Fronto2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fronto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette