Denter

Latin

Etymology

Related to dens (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈden.ter/, [ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈden.ter/, [ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪er]

Proper noun

Denter m sg (genitive Dentris); third declension

1. a cognomen of the gentes Romilia, Caecilia, Livia, and others

   Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter

    

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Denter
Genitive	Dentris
Dative	Dentrī
Accusative	Dentrem
Ablative	Dentre
Vocative	Denter

References

• Denter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.