agnomen
English
Etymology
Noun
agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)
- An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
Synonyms
Translations
additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- adgnōmen
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + nōmen (“name; title”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aŋˈnoː.mɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aɲˈɲɔː.men]
Noun
agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension
- A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
- A nickname
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
| genitive | agnōminis | agnōminum |
| dative | agnōminī | agnōminibus |
| accusative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
| ablative | agnōmine | agnōminibus |
| vocative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
Synonyms
- (agnomen): agnōmentum
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “agnomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- agnomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “agnomen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “agnomen”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
agnomen n (plural agnomene)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | agnomen | agnomenul | agnomene | agnomenele | |
| genitive-dative | agnomen | agnomenului | agnomene | agnomenelor | |
| vocative | agnomenule | agnomenelor | |||