agnomen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

Noun[edit]

agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)

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

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative agnōmen agnōmina
Genitive agnōminis agnōminum
Dative agnōminī agnōminibus
Accusative agnōmen agnōmina
Ablative agnōmine agnōminibus
Vocative agnōmen agnōmina

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Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • “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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

Noun[edit]

agnomen n (plural agnomene)

  1. agnomen

Declension[edit]

Declension of agnomen
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) agnomen agnomenul (niște) agnomene agnomenele
genitive/dative (unui) agnomen agnomenului (unor) agnomene agnomenelor
vocative agnomenule agnomenelor
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