lyricen
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- liricen (post-Classical)
Etymology[edit]
lyra (“lyre”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈly.ri.ken/, [ˈlʲʏrɪkɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ri.t͡ʃen/, [ˈliːrit͡ʃen]
Noun[edit]
lyricen m (genitive lyricinis); third declension
- a lyreplayer, a lyrist
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lyricen | lyricinēs |
| Genitive | lyricinis | lyricinum |
| Dative | lyricinī | lyricinibus |
| Accusative | lyricinem | lyricinēs |
| Ablative | lyricine | lyricinibus |
| Vocative | lyricen | lyricinēs |
Synonyms[edit]
- (lyreplayer, lyrist): lyristēs
Related terms[edit]
- lyricina (“a female lyricen”)
References[edit]
- “lyrĭcen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- LIRICEN in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- ly̆rĭcĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 305/1.