Holconius

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Etruscan.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /holˈkoː.ni.us/, [hɔɫ̪ˈkoːniʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /olˈko.ni.us/, [olˈkɔːnius]

Proper noun edit

Holcōnius m sg (genitive Holcōniī or Holcōnī); second declension

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
1. Marcus Holconius Rufus, an eques of Pompeii

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Holcōnius
Genitive	Holcōniī Holcōnī¹
Dative	Holcōniō
Accusative	Holcōnium
Ablative	Holcōniō
Vocative	Holcōnī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References edit

^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “Holconius”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 656

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