"Quirinus" meaning in Latin

See Quirinus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kʷɪˈriː.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [kʷiˈriː.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From the Sabine town Curēs, or from quirīs (“citizen”). Falsely derived, some say, from curīs (“spear”) and cūria (“court”). See also Quirītēs. Etymology templates: {{der|la|sbv|-}} Sabine Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Quirīnus<2>}} Quirīnus m sg (genitive Quirīnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Quirīnus<2>}} Forms: Quirīnus [canonical, masculine, singular], Quirīnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Quirīnus [nominative, singular], Quirīnī [genitive, singular], Quirīnō [dative, singular], Quirīnum [accusative, singular], Quirīnō [ablative, singular], Quirīne [singular, vocative]
  1. a Roman god of the state Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-Quirinus-la-name-uJycJExG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 12 33 1 13 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 18 31 4 13
  2. (Roman mythology) of Romulus after his deification; Quirinus Tags: Roman, declension-2 Derived forms: quirīnus, quirīnālis, Quirīnālia
    Sense id: en-Quirinus-la-name-2jNCcZ2p Categories (other): Roman deities, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 18 31 4 13 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. (Roman mythology) of Janus Tags: Roman, declension-2
    Sense id: en-Quirinus-la-name-f3qpSWQF Categories (other): Roman deities, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 18 31 4 13 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  4. (poetic) of Augustus Tags: declension-2, poetic
    Sense id: en-Quirinus-la-name--tWrLKXG
  5. (poetic) of Mark Antony Tags: declension-2, poetic
    Sense id: en-Quirinus-la-name-KNLKmCkT Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 18 31 4 13
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