Annius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ni.us/, [ˈänːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ni.us/, [ˈänːius]

Proper noun

Annius m sg (genitive Anniī or Annī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Lucius Annius, a Roman nobleman
   2. Titus Annius Milo, a Roman political agitator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Annius
Genitive	Anniī Annī1
Dative	Anniō
Accusative	Annium
Ablative	Anniō
Vocative	Annī

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

Derived terms

• Annia

References

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