Nigidius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /niˈɡi.di.us/, [nɪˈɡɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /niˈd͡ʒi.di.us/, [niˈd͡ʒiːd̪ius]
Proper noun
editNigidius m sg (genitive Nigidiī or Nigidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Nigidius Figulus, a Roman praetor
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Nigidius |
Genitive | Nigidiī Nigidī1 |
Dative | Nigidiō |
Accusative | Nigidium |
Ablative | Nigidiō |
Vocative | Nigidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Nigidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nigidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.