taciturnus

Latin

Etymology

tacitus (“still, quiet, silent”) +‎ -urnus

Pronunciation

Adjective

taciturnus (feminine taciturna, neuter taciturnum); first/second declension

  1. untalkative, taciturn, quiet, silent
    Marcus taciturnus est.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative taciturnus taciturna taciturnum taciturnī taciturnae taciturna
Genitive taciturnī taciturnae taciturnī taciturnōrum taciturnārum taciturnōrum
Dative taciturnō taciturnae taciturnō taciturnīs taciturnīs taciturnīs
Accusative taciturnum taciturnam taciturnum taciturnōs taciturnās taciturna
Ablative taciturnō taciturnā taciturnō taciturnīs taciturnīs taciturnīs
Vocative taciturne taciturna taciturnum taciturnī taciturnae taciturna

Descendants

References
  • taciturnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • taciturnus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • taciturnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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