Pinnius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpin.ni.us/, [ˈpɪnːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpin.ni.us/, [ˈpinːius]
Proper noun
editPinnius m sg (genitive Pinniī or Pinnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Pinnius, a friend of Varro
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Pinnius |
Genitive | Pinniī Pinnī1 |
Dative | Pinniō |
Accusative | Pinnium |
Ablative | Pinniō |
Vocative | Pinnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Pinnius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray