Hadrianus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hadria (“a city in Picenum, site of modern Atri”) + -ānus, perhaps from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). See Adriatic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ha.driˈaː.nus/, [häd̪riˈäːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.driˈa.nus/, [äd̪riˈäːnus]
Proper noun
Hadriānus m sg (genitive Hadriānī); second declension
- name of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
- a male given name, equivalent to English Hadrian
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hadriānus |
Genitive | Hadriānī |
Dative | Hadriānō |
Accusative | Hadriānum |
Ablative | Hadriānō |
Vocative | Hadriāne |
Descendants
References
- “Hadrianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hadrianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.