Memmius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmem.mi.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmem.mi.us/,
Proper noun
Memmius m sg (genitive Memmiī or Memmī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Memmius Regulus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Memmius |
| Genitive | Memmiī Memmī1 |
| Dative | Memmiō |
| Accusative | Memmium |
| Ablative | Memmiō |
| Vocative | Memmī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Μέμμιος (Mémmios)
References
- “Memmius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Memmius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.