Asinius

Latin

Etymology

From asinus (“donkey, ass”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ni.us/, [äˈs̠ɪniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.ni.us/, [äˈs̬iːnius]

Proper noun

Asinius m sg (genitive Asiniī or Asinī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Asinius Pollio, a Roman poet and orator

Declension

Second-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

• Asinia
• Asiniānus

Adjective

Asinius (feminine Asinia, neuter Asinium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Asinia.

Declension

First/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

• “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.