Ennius
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈen.ni.us/, [ˈɛnːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈen.ni.us/, [ˈɛnːius]
Proper noun
[edit]Ennius m sg (genitive Enniī or Ennī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Ennius, a Roman poet
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ennius |
Genitive | Enniī Ennī1 |
Dative | Enniō |
Accusative | Ennium |
Ablative | Enniō |
Vocative | Ennī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “Ennius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ennius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.