agnomen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agnōmen. By surface analysis, ag- +‎ nomen.

Noun

agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)

1. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.

Synonyms

• agname

Related terms

• agnominal

Translations

additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen

• Greek: προσωνυμία (el) f (prosonymía)
• Portuguese: agnome m
• Spanish: agnomento (es) m, agnombre (es) m

Anagrams

• Mangone, nongame

Latin

Alternative forms

• adgnōmen

Etymology

From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + nōmen (“name; title”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aŋˈnoː.mɛn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aɲˈɲɔː.men]

Noun

agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension

1. A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
2. A nickname

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	agnōmen	agnōmina
genitive	agnōminis	agnōminum
dative	agnōminī	agnōminibus
accusative	agnōmen	agnōmina
ablative	agnōmine	agnōminibus
vocative	agnōmen	agnōmina

Synonyms

• (agnomen): agnōmentum

Related terms

• cōgnōmen
• nōmen

Descendants

• → English: agnomen
• → Portuguese: agnome
• → Spanish: agnombre

References

• “agnomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “agnomen”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “agnomen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “agnomen”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

Noun

agnomen n (plural agnomene)

1. agnomen

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	agnomen	agnomenul	agnomene	agnomenele
genitive-dative	agnomen	agnomenului	agnomene	agnomenelor
vocative	agnomenule		agnomenelor