Ammianus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Most probably of ultimate Semitic origin, the name probably meaning "faithful". May be compared with Hebrew אַמְנוֹן (amnón), the given name of David's eldest son, or, according to one variant, Hebrew אֲמִינון (aminon). Compare Arabic ء م ن (ʔ m n) and Hebrew א־מ־ן (ʾ-m-n), and Egyptian jmn (“Amun”).
The semivowel in the -iānus component may be explained by popular Latin naming conventions in Ammian's time, see Grātiānus, Valentīniānus etc., and may have been an effort to "latinize" his native name.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /am.miˈaː.nus/, [ämːiˈäːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /am.miˈa.nus/, [ämːiˈäːnus]
Proper noun edit
Ammiānus m (genitive Ammiānī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
- Ammianus Marcellinus, a 4th century Roman historian from Roman Syria or Phoenicia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Ammiānus | Ammiānī |
| Genitive | Ammiānī | Ammiānōrum |
| Dative | Ammiānō | Ammiānīs |
| Accusative | Ammiānum | Ammiānōs |
| Ablative | Ammiānō | Ammiānīs |
| Vocative | Ammiāne | Ammiānī |
Descendants edit
All borrowed.
References edit
- “Ammĭānus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ammianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.