Pomponius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”), like Pompeius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pomˈpoː.ni.us/, [pɔmˈpoːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pomˈpo.ni.us/, [pomˈpɔːnius]
Proper noun
editPompōnius 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
editSecond-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
editReferences
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.