Asinius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom asinus (“donkey, ass”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈsi.ni.us/, [äˈs̠ɪniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈsi.ni.us/, [äˈs̬iːnius]
Proper noun
editAsinius m sg (genitive Asiniī or Asinī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Asinius Pollio, a Roman poet and orator
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Asinius |
Genitive | Asiniī Asinī1 |
Dative | Asiniō |
Accusative | Asinium |
Ablative | Asiniō |
Vocative | Asinī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editAdjective
editAsinius (feminine Asinia, neuter Asinium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Asinia.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Asinius | Asinia | Asinium | Asiniī | Asiniae | Asinia | |
Genitive | Asiniī | Asiniae | Asiniī | Asiniōrum | Asiniārum | Asiniōrum | |
Dative | Asiniō | Asiniō | Asiniīs | ||||
Accusative | Asinium | Asiniam | Asinium | Asiniōs | Asiniās | Asinia | |
Ablative | Asiniō | Asiniā | Asiniō | Asiniīs | |||
Vocative | Asinie | Asinia | Asinium | Asiniī | Asiniae | Asinia |
References
edit- “Asinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Asinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.