Menenius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meˈneː.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈne.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Menēnius m sg (genitive Menēniī or Menēnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Menēnius |
| genitive | Menēniī Menēnī1 |
| dative | Menēniō |
| accusative | Menēnium |
| ablative | Menēniō |
| vocative | Menēnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Menēnius (feminine Menēnia, neuter Menēnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Menenia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Menēnius | Menēnia | Menēnium | Menēniī | Menēniae | Menēnia | |
| genitive | Menēniī | Menēniae | Menēniī | Menēniōrum | Menēniārum | Menēniōrum | |
| dative | Menēniō | Menēniae | Menēniō | Menēniīs | |||
| accusative | Menēnium | Menēniam | Menēnium | Menēniōs | Menēniās | Menēnia | |
| ablative | Menēniō | Menēniā | Menēniō | Menēniīs | |||
| vocative | Menēnie | Menēnia | Menēnium | Menēniī | Menēniae | Menēnia | |
References
- “Menenius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Menenius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.