Camonius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably related to camur (“bent, crooked”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈmoː.ni.us/, [käˈmoːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈmo.ni.us/, [käˈmɔːnius]
Proper noun edit
Camōnius m sg (genitive Camōniī or Camōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Camonius Rufus, a friend and admirer of Martial
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Camōnius |
| Genitive | Camōniī Camōnī1 |
| Dative | Camōniō |
| Accusative | Camōnium |
| Ablative | Camōniō |
| Vocative | Camōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “Camonius”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 150