Ninnius
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnin.ni.us/, [ˈnɪnːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnin.ni.us/, [ˈninːius]
Proper noun
[edit]Ninnius m sg (genitive Ninniī or Ninnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Ninnius Quadratus, a Roman tribune
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ninnius |
Genitive | Ninniī Ninnī1 |
Dative | Ninniō |
Accusative | Ninnium |
Ablative | Ninniō |
Vocative | Ninnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Ninnius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ninnius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.