Petronius
English
Proper noun
Petronius
- A male given name from Latin, of historical usage, notably borne by a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero and the patron saint of Bologna
Translations
historical given name
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Maybe from Etruscan. Perhaps related to South Picene 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌞𐌍𐌉𐌔 (petrúnis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛˈtroː.ni.ʊs], [pɛtˈroː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [peˈt̪rɔː.ni.us], [pet̪ˈrɔː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Petrōnius m sg (genitive Petrōniī or Petrōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a Roman courtier
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petrōnius |
| genitive | Petrōniī Petrōnī1 |
| dative | Petrōniō |
| accusative | Petrōnium |
| ablative | Petrōniō |
| vocative | Petrōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Petronia
- Petrōniānus
Adjective
Petrōnius (feminine Petrōnia, neuter Petrōnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Petronia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Petrōnius | Petrōnia | Petrōnium | Petrōniī | Petrōniae | Petrōnia | |
| genitive | Petrōniī | Petrōniae | Petrōniī | Petrōniōrum | Petrōniārum | Petrōniōrum | |
| dative | Petrōniō | Petrōniae | Petrōniō | Petrōniīs | |||
| accusative | Petrōnium | Petrōniam | Petrōnium | Petrōniōs | Petrōniās | Petrōnia | |
| ablative | Petrōniō | Petrōniā | Petrōniō | Petrōniīs | |||
| vocative | Petrōnie | Petrōnia | Petrōnium | Petrōniī | Petrōniae | Petrōnia | |
References
- “Petronius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petronius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.