Paetinus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From paetīnus, from paetus (“blinking, squinting”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming diminutives”), or directly from the cognomen Paetus + -īnus. Compare the similar cognomen pairs Luscus and Luscinus and Laevus and Laevinus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pae̯ˈtiː.nus/, [päe̯ˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈti.nus/, [peˈt̪iːnus]
Proper noun edit
Paetīnus m sg (genitive Paetīnī); second declension
- a cognomen used by the gentes Fulvia, Articuleia, Tatia, and others
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Paetīnus |
| Genitive | Paetīnī |
| Dative | Paetīnō |
| Accusative | Paetīnum |
| Ablative | Paetīnō |
| Vocative | Paetīne |
References edit
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.