Apollonius

Latin

Etymology

From Apollō +‎ -ius. The feminine counterpart of this name is Apollōnia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.polˈloː.ni.us/, [äpɔlˈlʲoːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.polˈlo.ni.us/, [äpolˈlɔːnius]

Proper noun

Apollōnius m sg (genitive Apollōniī or Apollōnī); second declension

1. A Roman male given name

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Apollōnius
Genitive	Apollōniī Apollōnī1
Dative	Apollōniō
Accusative	Apollōnium
Ablative	Apollōniō
Vocative	Apollōnī

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

Descendants

• → Italian: Apollonio