Asinius

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Latin

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Etymology

From asinus (donkey, ass) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Asinius m sg (genitive Asiniī or Asinī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Asinius Pollio, a Roman poet and orator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Asinius
genitive Asiniī
Asinī1
dative Asiniō
accusative Asinium
ablative Asiniō
vocative Asinī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Adjective

Asinius (feminine Asinia, neuter Asinium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Asinia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • Asinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Asinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.