Bolanus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Bōla (“a city in Latium”) + -ānus
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /boːˈlaː.nus/, [boːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /boˈla.nus/, [boˈläːnus]
Proper noun edit
Bōlānus m sg (genitive Bōlānī); second declension
- A resident of Bola
- A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
- Marcus Vettius Bolanus, a Roman senator
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bōlānus |
| Genitive | Bōlānī |
| Dative | Bōlānō |
| Accusative | Bōlānum |
| Ablative | Bōlānō |
| Vocative | Bōlāne |
References edit
- Bolanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Bolanus, Vettius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray