Petronius

English

Proper noun

Petronius

  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero and the patron saint of Bologna

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Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Etruscan.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈtroː.ni.us/, [pɛˈt̪roːniʊs̠] or IPA(key): /petˈroː.ni.us/, [pɛt̪ˈroːniʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈtro.ni.us/, [peˈt̪rɔːnius] or IPA(key): /petˈro.ni.us/, [pet̪ˈrɔːnius]

Proper noun

Petrōnius m sg (genitive Petrōniī or Petrōnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a Roman courtier

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case 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

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Petronia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Petrōnius Petrōnia Petrōnium Petrōniī Petrōniae Petrōnia
Genitive Petrōniī Petrōniae Petrōniī Petrōniōrum Petrōniārum Petrōniōrum
Dative Petrōniō 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.
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