Gargonius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡarˈɡoː.ni.us/, [ɡärˈɡoːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡarˈɡo.ni.us/, [ɡärˈɡɔːnius]
Proper noun edit
Gargōnius m sg (genitive Gargōniī or Gargōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Gaius Gargonius, a Roman eques
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gargōnius |
| Genitive | Gargōniī Gargōnī1 |
| Dative | Gargōniō |
| Accusative | Gargōnium |
| Ablative | Gargōniō |
| Vocative | Gargōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “C. Gargonius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray