Canidius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaːˈni.di.us/, [käːˈnɪd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈni.di.us/, [käˈniːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Cānidius m sg (genitive Cānidiī or Cānidī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Canidius Crassus, a Roman general

Declension

Second-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

• Cānidia

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Κανίδιος (Kanídios)

References

• Canidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.