Ninnius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnin.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnin.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Ninnius m sg (genitive Ninniī or Ninnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Ninnius Quadratus, a Roman tribune
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ninnius |
| genitive | Ninniī Ninnī1 |
| dative | Ninniō |
| accusative | Ninnium |
| ablative | Ninniō |
| vocative | Ninnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Ninnius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ninnius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.