Tricostus
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈkos.tus/, [t̪rɪˈkɔs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /triˈkos.tus/, [t̪riˈkɔst̪us]
Proper noun
Tricostus m sg (genitive Tricostī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Opiter Verginius Tricostus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tricostus |
Genitive | Tricostī |
Dative | Tricostō |
Accusative | Tricostum |
Ablative | Tricostō |
Vocative | Tricoste |
References
- “Tricostus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Tricostus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette