Ocnus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄκνος (Óknos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.nus/, [ˈɔknʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.nus/, [ˈɔknus]

Proper noun

Ocnus m sg (genitive Ocnī); second declension

(Roman mythology) The mythical founder of Mantua and ally of Aeneas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ocnus
Genitive	Ocnī
Dative	Ocnō
Accusative	Ocnum
Ablative	Ocnō
Vocative	Ocne

References

Ocnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Ocnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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