Cnaeus
Latin
Etymology
Republican and traditional spelling established before the 2nd c. BCE when the letter C represented the phonetic value of both /k/ and /ɡ/. Especially in New Latin, a hypercorrection of Gnaeus based on its abbreviation Cn., same as with Gaius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnae̯.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɲɛː.us]
- (hypercorrect)
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈknɛː.us]
Proper noun
Cnaeus m (genitive Cnaeī); second declension
(Republican Latin, archaizing or hypercorrect)
- alternative form of Gnaeus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cnaeus | Cnaeī |
| genitive | Cnaeī | Cnaeōrum |
| dative | Cnaeō | Cnaeīs |
| accusative | Cnaeum | Cnaeōs |
| ablative | Cnaeō | Cnaeīs |
| vocative | Cnaee | Cnaeī |
References
- “Cnaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cnaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.