Cornificius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kor.niˈfi.ki.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kor.niˈfi.t͡ʃi.us/,
Proper noun
Cornificius m sg (genitive Cornificiī or Cornificī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Cornificius, a Roman senator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cornificius |
| genitive | Cornificiī Cornificī1 |
| dative | Cornificiō |
| accusative | Cornificium |
| ablative | Cornificiō |
| vocative | Cornificī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Cornificius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cornificius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.