English

Proper noun

Quirinus m

1. (Roman mythology) An early Roman deity of possibly Sabine origin.

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from quiris ‎(“spear, lance”). Other proposed etymologies include connections with the name of the Sabine town of Cures or with cūria ‎(“court”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷiˈriː.nus/, [kᶣɪˈriː.nʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwiˈri.nus/, [kwiˈriː.nus]

Proper noun

Quirīnus m ‎(genitive Quirīnī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Quirinus

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• quirīnus
• quirīnālis
• Quirīnālia

Descendants

• Italian: Quirino

References

• Quirinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Quirinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Quirinus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latin

Adjective

quirīnus m ‎(feminine quirīna, neuter quirīnum); first/second declension

1. dedicated or pertaining to the god Quirinus

Inflection

First/second declension.

Usage notes

• Often capitalized.

Synonyms

• quirīnālis

Descendants

• Italian: quirino