Laecanius
Latin
Etymology
From Laeca (agnomen or cognomen) + -ānus (“-an”, adjective-forming suffix) + -ius (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫae̯ˈkaː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [leˈkaː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Laecānius m sg (genitive Laecāniī or Laecānī); second declension
- 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.