Catonius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈtoː.ni.us/, [käˈt̪oːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈto.ni.us/, [käˈt̪ɔːnius]
Proper noun edit
Catōnius m sg (genitive Catōniī or Catōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Catonius Justus, a Roman centurion
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Catōnius |
| Genitive | Catōniī Catōnī1 |
| Dative | Catōniō |
| Accusative | Catōnium |
| Ablative | Catōniō |
| Vocative | Catōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Catonius Justus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray