cernuus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈker.nu.us/, [ˈkɛr.nʊ.ʊs]

Adjective

cernuus (feminine cernua, neuter cernuum); first/second declension

  1. with the face turned towards the earth, inclined forwards, stooping or bowing forwards
  2. (Vergilian) falling over
    Equus cernuus (Aeneid liber X 894)
    falling horse
  3. (Late Latin) bowed (forwards)
    Veneremur cernui (Tantum Ergo, Thomas Aquinas)
    Let us venerate bowed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cernuus cernua cernuum cernuī cernuae cernua
Genitive cernuī cernuae cernuī cernuōrum cernuārum cernuōrum
Dative cernuō cernuae cernuō cernuīs cernuīs cernuīs
Accusative cernuum cernuam cernuum cernuōs cernuās cernua
Ablative cernuō cernuā cernuō cernuīs cernuīs cernuīs
Vocative cernue cernua cernuum cernuī cernuae cernua

Derived terms

References
  • cernuus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cernuus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cernuus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • cernuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cernuus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cernuus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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