Caninius
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Latin
Etymology
From canīnus (“canine”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈniː.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈni.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Canīnius m sg (genitive Canīniī or Canīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Caninius Rebilus, a Roman general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Canīnius |
| Genitive | Canīniī Canīnī1 |
| Dative | Canīniō |
| Accusative | Canīnium |
| Ablative | Canīniō |
| Vocative | Canīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Κανίνιος (Kanínios)
References
- “Caninius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caninius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.