"Maecenas" meaning in Latin

See Maecenas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mae̯ˈkeː.naːs/ [Classical-Latin], [mäe̯ˈkeːnäːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /meˈt͡ʃe.nas/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [meˈt͡ʃɛːnäs] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Ultimately from Etruscan. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ett|-}} Etruscan Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Maecēnās<3.both>|g=m}} Maecēnās m (genitive Maecēnātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Maecēnās<3.both>}} Forms: Maecēnās [canonical, masculine], Maecēnātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Maecēnās [nominative, singular], Maecēnātēs [nominative, plural], Maecēnātis [genitive, singular], Maecēnātum [genitive, plural], Maecēnātī [dative, singular], Maecēnātibus [dative, plural], Maecēnātem [accusative, singular], Maecēnātēs [accusative, plural], Maecēnāte [ablative, singular], Maecēnātibus [ablative, plural], Maecēnās [singular, vocative], Maecēnātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-Maecenas-la-name-hgmEXE~e Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 46 45 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 40 19 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 48 46 6
  2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, a Roman patron
    Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-Maecenas-la-name-uw8Ekzj1 Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 46 45 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 40 19 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 48 46 6
  3. (by extension) Maecenas (any person who is a generous benefactor, particularly of the arts) Tags: broadly, declension-3
    Sense id: en-Maecenas-la-name-I~l1Ob47 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 40 19
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