Minucius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈnu.ki.us/, [mɪˈnʊkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈnu.t͡ʃi.us/, [miˈnuːt͡ʃius]
Proper noun edit
Minucius m sg (genitive Minuciī or Minucī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Minucius Rufus, a Roman consul
- Marcus Minucius Augurinus, a Roman politician
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Minucius |
| Genitive | Minuciī Minucī1 |
| Dative | Minuciō |
| Accusative | Minucium |
| Ablative | Minuciō |
| Vocative | Minucī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
Minucius (feminine Minucia, neuter Minucium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Minucia.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Minucius | Minucia | Minucium | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minucia | |
| Genitive | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minuciī | Minuciōrum | Minuciārum | Minuciōrum | |
| Dative | Minuciō | Minuciō | Minuciīs | ||||
| Accusative | Minucium | Minuciam | Minucium | Minuciōs | Minuciās | Minucia | |
| Ablative | Minuciō | Minuciā | Minuciō | Minuciīs | |||
| Vocative | Minucie | Minucia | Minucium | Minuciī | Minuciae | Minucia | |
References edit
- “Minucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Minucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.