Nanneius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nanˈnei̯.i̯us/, [nänˈnɛi̯ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nanˈne.jus/, [nänˈnɛːjus]

Proper noun

Nanneius m sg (genitive Nanneiī or Nanneī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Nanneius, a Roman man proscribed by Sulla

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nanneius
Genitive	Nanneiī Nanneī1
Dative	Nanneiō
Accusative	Nanneium
Ablative	Nanneiō
Vocative	Nanneī

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

Derived terms

• Nanneiānus

References

• “Nannii”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Nanneius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.