Minucius
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /miˈnu.ki.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈnu.t͡ʃi.us/,
Proper noun
Minucius m sg (genitive Minuciī or Minucī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Minucius Rufus, a Roman consul
- Marcus Minucius Augurinus, a Roman politician
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Minucius |
| genitive | Minuciī Minucī1 |
| dative | Minuciō |
| accusative | Minucium |
| ablative | Minuciō |
| vocative | Minucī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Minucius (feminine Minucia, neuter Minucium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Minucia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Minucius | Minucia | Minucium | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minucia | |
| genitive | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minuciī | Minuciōrum | Minuciārum | Minuciōrum | |
| dative | Minuciō | Minuciae | Minuciō | Minuciīs | |||
| accusative | Minucium | Minuciam | Minucium | Minuciōs | Minuciās | Minucia | |
| ablative | Minuciō | Minuciā | Minuciō | Minuciīs | |||
| vocative | Minucie | Minucia | Minucium | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minucia | |
References
- “Minucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Minucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.