Egnatius
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Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. A collateral form of Ignātius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eɡˈnaː.ti.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eɲˈɲat.t͡si.us/,
Proper noun
Egnātius m sg (genitive Egnātiī or Egnātī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Egnatius Celer, a Roman philosopher
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Egnātius |
| Genitive | Egnātiī Egnātī1 |
| Dative | Egnātiō |
| Accusative | Egnātium |
| Ablative | Egnātiō |
| Vocative | Egnātī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Egnatius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Egnatius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.