Mummius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmum.mi.us/, [ˈmʊmːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmum.mi.us/, [ˈmumːius]
Proper noun
editMummius m sg (genitive Mummiī or Mummī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Mummius Achaicus, a Roman consul
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Mummius |
Genitive | Mummiī Mummī1 |
Dative | Mummiō |
Accusative | Mummium |
Ablative | Mummiō |
Vocative | Mummī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Mummius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mummius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.