Laecanius

Latin

Etymology

From Laeca (agnomen or cognomen) + -ānus (-an, adjective-forming suffix) + -ius (-y, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Laecānius m sg (genitive Laecāniī or Laecānī); second declension

  1. a nomen (nomen gentile), a plebeian family name in Ancient Rome

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Laecānius
genitive Laecāniī
Laecānī1
dative Laecāniō
accusative Laecānium
ablative Laecāniō
vocative Laecānī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Laecānia

References

  • Laecanius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.