Fannius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Unknown, but possibly connected to fānor, fānum (“shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity”). Chase (1897) connects it to Fadus, Fadia, Fadonia, Fadiena.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfan.ni.us/, [ˈfänːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfan.ni.us/, [ˈfänːius]
Proper noun edit
Fannius m sg (genitive Fanniī or Fannī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Fannius, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fannius |
| Genitive | Fanniī Fannī1 |
| Dative | Fanniō |
| Accusative | Fannium |
| Ablative | Fanniō |
| Vocative | Fannī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ George Davis Chase (1897) “The Origin of Roman Praenomina”, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume 8, pages 103-184
- “Fannius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fannius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.