Pomponius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”), like Pompēius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pomˈpoː.ni.us/, [pɔmˈpoːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pomˈpo.ni.us/, [pomˈpɔːnius]
Proper noun edit
Pompōnius m sg (genitive Pompōniī or Pompōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Titus Pomponius Atticus, a Roman editor and patron of letters
- Pomponius Mela, a Roman geographer
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Pompōnius |
| Genitive | Pompōniī Pompōnī1 |
| Dative | Pompōniō |
| Accusative | Pompōnium |
| Ablative | Pompōniō |
| Vocative | Pompōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Pomponius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pomponius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.