Poppaeus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /popˈpae̯.us/, [pɔpˈpäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /popˈpe.us/, [popˈpɛːus]

Proper noun

Poppaeus m sg (genitive Poppaeī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Poppaeus
Genitive	Poppaeī
Dative	Poppaeō
Accusative	Poppaeum
Ablative	Poppaeō
Vocative	Poppaee

Derived terms

• Poppaea
• Poppaeānus

References

• “Poppaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Poppaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.