Pinnius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpin.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpin.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Pinnius m sg (genitive Pinniī or Pinnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Pinnius, a friend of Varro
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pinnius |
| genitive | Pinniī Pinnī1 |
| dative | Pinniō |
| accusative | Pinnium |
| ablative | Pinniō |
| vocative | Pinnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Pinnius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray