Minucius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈnu.ki.us/, [mɪˈnʊkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈnu.t͡ʃi.us/, [miˈnuːt͡ʃius]
Proper noun edit
Minucius m sg (genitive Minuciī or Minucī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Minucius Rufus, a Roman consul
- Marcus Minucius Augurinus, a Roman politician
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Minucius |
Genitive | Minuciī Minucī1 |
Dative | Minuciō |
Accusative | Minucium |
Ablative | Minuciō |
Vocative | Minucī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
Minucius (feminine Minucia, neuter Minucium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Minucia.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Minucius | Minucia | Minucium | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minucia | |
Genitive | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minuciī | Minuciōrum | Minuciārum | Minuciōrum | |
Dative | Minuciō | Minuciō | Minuciīs | ||||
Accusative | Minucium | Minuciam | Minucium | Minuciōs | Minuciās | Minucia | |
Ablative | Minuciō | Minuciā | Minuciō | Minuciīs | |||
Vocative | Minucie | Minucia | Minucium | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minucia |
References edit
- “Minucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Minucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.