Opiternius
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Latin
Etymology
From the ancient nomen Opiter.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /o.piːˈter.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.piˈter.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Opīternius m sg (genitive Opīterniī or Opīternī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Opīternius |
| genitive | Opīterniī Opīternī1 |
| dative | Opīterniō |
| accusative | Opīternium |
| ablative | Opīterniō |
| vocative | Opīternī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Opiternius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Chase, pp. 148, 149.