Caninius
Latin
Etymology
From canīnus (“canine”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaˈniː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈniː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Canīnius m sg (genitive Canīniī or Canīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Caninius Rebilus, a Roman general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Canīnius |
| genitive | Canīniī Canīnī1 |
| dative | Canīniō |
| accusative | Canīnium |
| ablative | Canīniō |
| vocative | Canīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Canīnia
- Canīniānus
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Κανίνιος (Kanínios)
References
- “Caninius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caninius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.