Ofonius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈfoː.ni.us/, [ɔˈfoːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈfo.ni.us/, [oˈfɔːnius]

Proper noun

Ofōnius m sg (genitive Ofōniī or Ofōnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
   1. Ofonius Tigellinus, a Roman prefect

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ofōnius
Genitive	Ofōniī Ofōnī1
Dative	Ofōniō
Accusative	Ofōnium
Ablative	Ofōniō
Vocative	Ofōnī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).