Cicereius

Latin

Etymology

From cicer (chickpea) +‎ -eius (suffix forming nomina gentilicia).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cicereius m sg (genitive Cicereiī or Cicereī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Cicereius, a Roman secretary

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Cicereius
genitive Cicereiī
Cicereī1
dative Cicereiō
accusative Cicereium
ablative Cicereiō
vocative Cicereī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • Cicereius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.