Manius
Latin
Etymology
From mānis (“good”). Derived from Old Latin Mānios.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Mānius m (genitive Māniī or Mānī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
- Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman hero
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mānius | Māniī |
| genitive | Māniī Mānī1 |
Māniōrum |
| dative | Māniō | Māniīs |
| accusative | Mānium | Māniōs |
| ablative | Māniō | Māniīs |
| vocative | Mānī | Māniī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Manius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Manius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.