Cingonius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kinˈɡoː.ni.us/, [kɪŋˈɡoːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃinˈɡo.ni.us/, [t͡ʃiŋˈɡɔːnius]
Proper noun edit
Cingōnius m sg (genitive Cingōniī or Cingōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Cingonius Varro, a Roman senator
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cingōnius |
| Genitive | Cingōniī Cingōnī1 |
| Dative | Cingōniō |
| Accusative | Cingōnium |
| Ablative | Cingōniō |
| Vocative | Cingōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Varro, Cingonius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray