maenianum
See also: Maenianum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Maenius + -ānus, the name of a consul and first user of this balcony.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mae̯.niˈaː.num/, [mäe̯niˈäːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.niˈa.num/, [meniˈäːnum]
Noun edit
maeniānum n (genitive maeniānī); second declension
- (architecture) A projecting gallery, balcony of a house
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maeniānum | maeniāna |
| Genitive | maeniānī | maeniānōrum |
| Dative | maeniānō | maeniānīs |
| Accusative | maeniānum | maeniāna |
| Ablative | maeniānō | maeniānīs |
| Vocative | maeniānum | maeniāna |
Descendants edit
- Italian: mignano
References edit
- “Maenĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maenianum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.