Petronius
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English
Proper noun
Petronius
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero and the patron saint of Bologna
Translations
historical given name
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Maybe from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /peˈtroː.ni.us/, or IPA(key): /petˈroː.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈtro.ni.us/, or IPA(key): /petˈro.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Petrōnius m sg (genitive Petrōniī or Petrōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a Roman courtier
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petrōnius |
| genitive | Petrōniī Petrōnī1 |
| dative | Petrōniō |
| accusative | Petrōnium |
| ablative | Petrōniō |
| vocative | Petrōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Petrōnius (feminine Petrōnia, neuter Petrōnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Petronia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Petrōnius | Petrōnia | Petrōnium | Petrōniī | Petrōniae | Petrōnia | |
| genitive | Petrōniī | Petrōniae | Petrōniī | Petrōniōrum | Petrōniārum | Petrōniōrum | |
| dative | Petrōniō | Petrōniae | Petrōniō | Petrōniīs | |||
| accusative | Petrōnium | Petrōniam | Petrōnium | Petrōniōs | Petrōniās | Petrōnia | |
| ablative | Petrōniō | Petrōniā | Petrōniō | Petrōniīs | |||
| vocative | Petrōnie | Petrōnia | Petrōnium | Petrōniī | Petrōniae | Petrōnia | |
References
- “Petronius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petronius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.