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Latin
Etymology
From the gens Anicia, Anicii, of uncertain origin but likely Italic.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anicius m sg (genitive Aniciī or Anicī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, a Roman poet and senator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- Anicius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Chase, George Davis (1897): The Origin of Roman Praenomina