Gabinius
Latin
Etymology
From Gabiī (“an ancient city of Latium founded by the Sicilians”) + -īnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡaˈbiː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡaˈbiː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Gabīnius m sg (genitive Gabīniī or Gabīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Gabinius, a Roman general and statesman
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gabīnius |
| genitive | Gabīniī Gabīnī1 |
| dative | Gabīniō |
| accusative | Gabīnium |
| ablative | Gabīniō |
| vocative | Gabīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Gabīnia
- Gabīniānus
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Γαβίνιος (Gabínios)
Adjective
Gabīnius (feminine Gabīnia, neuter Gabīnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Gabinia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Gabīnius | Gabīnia | Gabīnium | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīnia | |
| genitive | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīniī | Gabīniōrum | Gabīniārum | Gabīniōrum | |
| dative | Gabīniō | Gabīniae | Gabīniō | Gabīniīs | |||
| accusative | Gabīnium | Gabīniam | Gabīnium | Gabīniōs | Gabīniās | Gabīnia | |
| ablative | Gabīniō | Gabīniā | Gabīniō | Gabīniīs | |||
| vocative | Gabīnie | Gabīnia | Gabīnium | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīnia | |
References
- “Gabinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gabinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.