Cnaeus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Republican and traditional spelling established before the 2nd c. BCE when the letter C represented the phonetic value of both /k/ and /ɡ/. Especially in New Latin, a hypercorrection of Gnaeus based on its abbreviation Cn., same as with Gaius.
Pronunciation edit
- (original)
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnae̯.u̯us/, [ˈnäe̯u̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɲe.us/, [ˈɲɛːus]
- (hypercorrect)
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkne.us/, [ˈknɛːus]
Proper noun edit
Cnaeus m (genitive Cnaeī); second declension
(Republican Latin, archaizing or hypercorrect)
- Alternative form of Gnaeus.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Cnaeus | Cnaeī |
| Genitive | Cnaeī | Cnaeōrum |
| Dative | Cnaeō | Cnaeīs |
| Accusative | Cnaeum | Cnaeōs |
| Ablative | Cnaeō | Cnaeīs |
| Vocative | Cnaee | Cnaeī |
References edit
- “Cnaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cnaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.