Messienus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mes.siˈeː.nus/, [mɛs̠ːiˈeːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mes.siˈe.nus/, [mesːiˈɛːnus]

Proper noun

Messiēnus m sg (genitive Messiēnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Messienus, a Roman eques

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Messiēnus
Genitive	Messiēnī
Dative	Messiēnō
Accusative	Messiēnum
Ablative	Messiēnō
Vocative	Messiēne

References

• Messienus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.