Egnatius
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. A collateral form of Ignātius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛŋˈnaː.ti.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɲˈɲat̪.t̪͡s̪i.us]
Proper noun
Egnātius m sg (genitive Egnātiī or Egnātī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Egnatius Celer, a Roman philosopher
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Egnātius |
| genitive | Egnātiī Egnātī1 |
| dative | Egnātiō |
| accusative | Egnātium |
| ablative | Egnātiō |
| vocative | Egnātī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Egnātia
- Egnātiānus
References
- “Egnatius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Egnatius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.