Papinius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /paːˈpi.ni.us/, [päːˈpɪniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ni.us/, [päˈpiːnius]

Proper noun

Pāpinius m sg (genitive Pāpiniī or Pāpinī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Papinius Statius, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pāpinius
Genitive	Pāpiniī Pāpinī1
Dative	Pāpiniō
Accusative	Pāpinium
Ablative	Pāpiniō
Vocative	Pāpinī

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

Derived terms

• Pāpinia
• Pāpiniānus

References

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