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/, [ˈlʲɪt̪ɪkɛn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ti.t͡ʃen/, [ˈliːt̪it͡ʃen]

Noun

liticen m (genitive liticinis); third declension

a clarionblower, a military trumpeter

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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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