Musonius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /muːˈsoː.ni.us/, [muːˈs̠oːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /muˈso.ni.us/, [muˈs̬ɔːnius]
Proper noun
editMūsōnius m sg (genitive Mūsōniī or Mūsōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Musonius Rufus, a Roman philosopher
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Mūsōnius |
Genitive | Mūsōniī Mūsōnī1 |
Dative | Mūsōniō |
Accusative | Mūsōnium |
Ablative | Mūsōniō |
Vocative | Mūsōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Musonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Musonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.