camminus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
First attested in writing in the late 7th century in Spain. Borrowed from Gaulish; compare Celtiberian [Term?] (kamanom) and Irish céim (“step, degree”); from Proto-Celtic *kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kamˈmiː.nus/, [kamˈmiː.nʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kamˈmi.nus/, [kamˈmiː.nus]
Noun
cammīnus m (genitive cammīnī); second declension
- (Late Latin or Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin) way
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cammīnus | cammīnī |
| Genitive | cammīnī | cammīnōrum |
| Dative | cammīnō | cammīnīs |
| Accusative | cammīnum | cammīnōs |
| Ablative | cammīnō | cammīnīs |
| Vocative | cammīne | cammīnī |
Descendants
See also
References
- W. Meyer-Lübke: Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1911.
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