cognomen

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/

Noun

Wikipedia cognomen (plural cognomens or cognomina)

1. surname
2. the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome
3. a nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet

Translations

surname

Bulgarian: презиме (bg) n. Latin: cōgnōmen (la) n.

Russian: фамилия (ru) (famílija) f.

nickname

Bulgarian: прякор (bg) m. Italian: cognome (it) m.

Spanish: cognomen (es) m.

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Interlingua: cognomine

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Latin

Noun

cōgnōmen (genitive cōgnōminis); n, third declension

1. surname
2. third part of a formal name
3. an additional name derived from some characteristic

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cōgnōmen	cōgnōmina
genitive	cōgnōminis	cōgnōminum
dative	cōgnōminī	cōgnōminibus
accusative	cōgnōmen	cōgnōmina
ablative	cōgnōmine	cōgnōminibus
vocative	cōgnōmen	cōgnōmina

Related terms

• agnōmen
• nōmen

Descendants

• English: cognomen
• Italian: cognome
• Spanish: cognomen