Corvinus

See also: corvinus

Latin

Etymology

From corvīnus (“pertaining to the raven”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /korˈu̯iː.nus/, [kɔrˈu̯iːnʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /korˈvi.nus/, [korˈviːnus]

Proper noun

Corvīnus m sg (genitive Corvīnī); second declension

A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
1. Marcus Valerius Maximus Corvinus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Corvīnus
Genitive	Corvīnī
Dative	Corvīnō
Accusative	Corvīnum
Ablative	Corvīnō
Vocative	Corvīne

References

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

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