"Tacitus" meaning in Latin

See Tacitus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈta.ki.tus/ [Classical], [ˈt̪äkɪt̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈta.t͡ʃi.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt̪äːt͡ʃit̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Tacitī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tacitus [nominative, singular], Tacitī [genitive, singular], Tacitō [dative, singular], Tacitum [accusative, singular], Tacitō [ablative, singular], Tacite [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From tacitus (“silent”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|tacitus||silent}} tacitus (“silent”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Tacitus<2>}} Tacitus m sg (genitive Tacitī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Tacitus<2>}}
  1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56-117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200-275), a Roman emperor. Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular

Inflected forms

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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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