Egnatius

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. A collateral form of Ignātius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Egnātius m sg (genitive Egnātiī or Egnātī); second declension

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