Critonius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kriˈtoː.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kriˈto.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Critōnius m sg (genitive Critōniī or Critōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Critonius, a Roman aedilis
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Critōnius |
| Genitive | Critōniī Critōnī1 |
| Dative | Critōniō |
| Accusative | Critōnium |
| Ablative | Critōniō |
| Vocative | Critōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “L. Critonius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray