Quirinius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷiˈriː.ni.us/, [kʷɪˈriːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwiˈri.ni.us/, [kwiˈriːnius]
Proper noun[edit]
Quirīnius m sg (genitive Quirīniī or Quirīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Quirīnius |
Genitive | Quirīniī Quirīnī1 |
Dative | Quirīniō |
Accusative | Quirīnium |
Ablative | Quirīniō |
Vocative | Quirīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- Quirinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.