Opiternius

Latin

Etymology

From the ancient nomen Opiter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /o.piːˈter.ni.us/, [ɔpiːˈt̪ɛrniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o.piˈter.ni.us/, [opiˈt̪ɛrnius]

Proper noun

Opīternius m sg (genitive Opīterniī or Opīternī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
   1. Lucius Opiternius, a Roman priest of Bacchus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Opīternius
Genitive	Opīterniī Opīternī1
Dative	Opīterniō
Accusative	Opīternium
Ablative	Opīterniō
Vocative	Opīternī

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

References

• Opiternius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.