Herminius
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɛrˈmiː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [erˈmiː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Hermīnius m sg (genitive Hermīniī or Hermīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Titus Herminius Aquilinus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hermīnius |
| genitive | Hermīniī Hermīnī1 |
| dative | Hermīniō |
| accusative | Hermīnium |
| ablative | Hermīniō |
| vocative | Hermīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Hermīnia
Adjective
Hermīnius (feminine Hermīnia, neuter Hermīnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Hermīnius.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Hermīnius | Hermīnia | Hermīnium | Hermīniī | Hermīniae | Hermīnia | |
| genitive | Hermīniī | Hermīniae | Hermīniī | Hermīniōrum | Hermīniārum | Hermīniōrum | |
| dative | Hermīniō | Hermīniae | Hermīniō | Hermīniīs | |||
| accusative | Hermīnium | Hermīniam | Hermīnium | Hermīniōs | Hermīniās | Hermīnia | |
| ablative | Hermīniō | Hermīniā | Hermīniō | Hermīniīs | |||
| vocative | Hermīnie | Hermīnia | Hermīnium | Hermīniī | Hermīniae | Hermīnia | |
Derived terms
- Hermīnius mōns
References
- “Herminius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Herminius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.