Canidius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaːˈni.di.us/, [käːˈnɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈni.di.us/, [käˈniːd̪ius]
Proper noun
editCānidius m sg (genitive Cānidiī or Cānidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Canidius Crassus, a Roman general
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cānidius |
Genitive | Cānidiī Cānidī1 |
Dative | Cānidiō |
Accusative | Cānidium |
Ablative | Cānidiō |
Vocative | Cānidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Ancient Greek: Κανίδιος (Kanídios)
References
edit- Canidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.