Cicereius
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Latin
Etymology
From cicer (“chickpea”) + -eius (suffix forming nomina gentilicia).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cicereius m sg (genitive Cicereiī or Cicereī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Cicereius, a Roman secretary
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cicereius |
| genitive | Cicereiī Cicereī1 |
| dative | Cicereiō |
| accusative | Cicereium |
| ablative | Cicereiō |
| vocative | Cicereī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Cicereius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.