Ranius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈra.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈra.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Ranius m sg (genitive Raniī or Ranī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Ranius Optatus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ranius |
| genitive | Raniī Ranī1 |
| dative | Raniō |
| accusative | Ranium |
| ablative | Raniō |
| vocative | Ranī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Ranius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray