Hadrianus

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Latin

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Etymology

    From Hadria (a city in Picenum, site of modern Atri) +‎ -ānus, perhaps from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). See Adriatic.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Hadriānus m sg (genitive Hadriānī); second declension

    1. name of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
    2. a male given name, equivalent to English Hadrian

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Hadriānus
    genitive Hadriānī
    dative Hadriānō
    accusative Hadriānum
    ablative Hadriānō
    vocative Hadriāne

    Descendants

    References

    • Hadrianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • Hadrianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.