liticen

Latin

Etymology

lituus (“a crooked wind-instrument used to give signals in war”, “a curved trumpet, cornet, or clarion”) +‎ -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ti.ken/, [ˈlɪ.tɪ.kɛn]

Noun

liticen m (genitive liticinis); third declension

  1. a clarionblower, a military trumpeter

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative liticen liticinēs
Genitive liticinis liticinum
Dative liticinī liticinibus
Accusative liticinem liticinēs
Ablative liticine liticinibus
Vocative liticen liticinēs

References
  • lĭtĭcen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • liticen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lĭtĭcĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 916/1
  • “liticen” on page 1,036/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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