Penius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ni.us/, [ˈpɛniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ni.us/, [ˈpɛːnius]

Proper noun

Penius m sg (genitive Peniī or Penī); second declension

1. A tributary river of the Phasis, in Colchis
2. A small town on this river

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Penius
Genitive	Peniī Penī1
Dative	Peniō
Accusative	Penium
Ablative	Peniō
Vocative	Penī
Locative	Peniī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “Penius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly