Denter

Latin

Etymology

Related to dens (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈden.ter/, [ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈden.ter/, [ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪er]

Proper noun

Denter m sg (genitive Dentris); third declension

a cognomen of the gentes Romilia, Caecilia, Livia, and others
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Denter
Genitive	Dentris
Dative	Dentrī
Accusative	Dentrem
Ablative	Dentre
Vocative	Denter

References

Denter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.

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