Safinius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /saˈfi.ni.us/, [s̠äˈfɪniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈfi.ni.us/, [säˈfiːnius]
Proper noun
[edit]Safinius m sg (genitive Safiniī or Safinī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Safinius Atella, a Roman man mentioned by Cicero
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Safinius |
Genitive | Safiniī Safinī1 |
Dative | Safiniō |
Accusative | Safinium |
Ablative | Safiniō |
Vocative | Safinī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Safinius Atella”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray