Maenius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯.ni.us/, [ˈmäe̯niʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ni.us/, [ˈmɛːnius]
Proper noun
Maenius m sg (genitive Maeniī or Maenī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Maenius |
| Genitive | Maeniī Maenī1 |
| Dative | Maeniō |
| Accusative | Maenium |
| Ablative | Maeniō |
| Vocative | Maenī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Maenia
- Maeniānus
- maeniānum
References
- “Maenius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maenius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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