Mummius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmum.mi.us/, [ˈmʊmːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmum.mi.us/, [ˈmumːius]
Proper noun edit
Mummius m sg (genitive Mummiī or Mummī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Mummius Achaicus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mummius |
| Genitive | Mummiī Mummī1 |
| Dative | Mummiō |
| Accusative | Mummium |
| Ablative | Mummiō |
| Vocative | Mummī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Mummius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mummius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.