Ennius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈen.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈen.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Ennius m sg (genitive Enniī or Ennī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Ennius, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ennius |
| Genitive | Enniī Ennī1 |
| Dative | Enniō |
| Accusative | Ennium |
| Ablative | Enniō |
| Vocative | Ennī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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References
- “Ennius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ennius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.