Minius
Latin
Etymology
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Possibly from Latin minium.[2]
Proper noun
Minius m sg (genitive Miniī or Minī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Minius |
| genitive | Miniī Minī1 |
| dative | Miniō |
| accusative | Minium |
| ablative | Miniō |
| vocative | Minī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Minius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Minius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Minius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University, s.v. Minius.