Nymphidius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /nymˈpʰi.di.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nimˈfi.di.us/,
Proper noun
Nymphidius m sg (genitive Nymphidiī or Nymphidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, a Roman prefect
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nymphidius |
| Genitive | Nymphidiī Nymphidī1 |
| Dative | Nymphidiō |
| Accusative | Nymphidium |
| Ablative | Nymphidiō |
| Vocative | Nymphidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Nymphidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nymphidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.