Cominius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
The gens is of Italic/Auruncan origin; see Cominia for more.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈmi.ni.us/, [kɔˈmɪniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈmi.ni.us/, [koˈmiːnius]
Proper noun edit
Cominius m sg (genitive Cominiī or Cominī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Postumus Cominius Auruncus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cominius |
| Genitive | Cominiī Cominī1 |
| Dative | Cominiō |
| Accusative | Cominium |
| Ablative | Cominiō |
| Vocative | Cominī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Cominius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cominius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.