Maenius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmae̯.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Maenius m sg (genitive Maeniī or Maenī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Maenius |
| genitive | Maeniī Maenī1 |
| dative | Maeniō |
| accusative | Maenium |
| ablative | Maeniō |
| vocative | Maenī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Maenia
- Maeniānus
- maeniānum
References
- “Maenius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maenius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.