Pinnius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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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 edit
Pinnius 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 edit
Second-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