Calpurnius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kalˈpur.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈpur.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Calpurnius m sg (genitive Calpurniī or Calpurnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, a Roman consul
- Titus Calpurnius Siculus, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Calpurnius |
| genitive | Calpurniī Calpurnī1 |
| dative | Calpurniō |
| accusative | Calpurnium |
| ablative | Calpurniō |
| vocative | Calpurnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Calpurnius (feminine Calpurnia, neuter Calpurnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Calpurnia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Calpurnius | Calpurnia | Calpurnium | Calpurniī | Calpurniae | Calpurnia | |
| genitive | Calpurniī | Calpurniae | Calpurniī | Calpurniōrum | Calpurniārum | Calpurniōrum | |
| dative | Calpurniō | Calpurniae | Calpurniō | Calpurniīs | |||
| accusative | Calpurnium | Calpurniam | Calpurnium | Calpurniōs | Calpurniās | Calpurnia | |
| ablative | Calpurniō | Calpurniā | Calpurniō | Calpurniīs | |||
| vocative | Calpurnie | Calpurnia | Calpurnium | Calpurniī | Calpurniae | Calpurnia | |
References
- “Calpurnius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Calpurnius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.