Afranius

Latin

Etymology

Afranii +‎ -anus, possibly of Picentine (whose language itself is disputed) origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈfraː.ni.us/, [äˈfräːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈfra.ni.us/, [äˈfräːnius]

Proper noun

Afrānius m sg (genitive Afrāniī or Afrānī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Lucius Afranius, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Afrānius
Genitive	Afrāniī Afrānī1
Dative	Afrāniō
Accusative	Afrānium
Ablative	Afrāniō
Vocative	Afrānī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Afrānia
• Afrāniānus

Adjective

Afrānius (feminine Afrānia, neuter Afrānium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Afrania.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Afrānius	Afrānia	Afrānium		Afrāniī	Afrāniae	Afrānia
Genitive	Afrāniī	Afrāniae	Afrāniī		Afrāniōrum	Afrāniārum	Afrāniōrum
Dative	Afrāniō		Afrāniō		Afrāniīs
Accusative	Afrānium	Afrāniam	Afrānium		Afrāniōs	Afrāniās	Afrānia
Ablative	Afrāniō	Afrāniā	Afrāniō		Afrāniīs
Vocative	Afrānie	Afrānia	Afrānium		Afrāniī	Afrāniae	Afrānia

References

• “Afranius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Afranius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.