Quinctius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Quīntius (e.g. Catullus 100)
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷiːnk.ti.us/, [ˈkʷiːŋkt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwink.t͡si.us/, [ˈkwiŋkt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Quīnctius m sg (genitive Quīnctiī or Quīnctī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman statesman
- Titus Quinctius Flaminius, a Roman general
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Quīnctius |
| Genitive | Quīnctiī Quīnctī1 |
| Dative | Quīnctiō |
| Accusative | Quīnctium |
| Ablative | Quīnctiō |
| Vocative | Quīnctī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Italian: Quinzio
Adjective edit
Quīnctius (feminine Quīnctia, neuter Quīnctium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Quinctia.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Quīnctius | Quīnctia | Quīnctium | Quīnctiī | Quīnctiae | Quīnctia | |
| Genitive | Quīnctiī | Quīnctiae | Quīnctiī | Quīnctiōrum | Quīnctiārum | Quīnctiōrum | |
| Dative | Quīnctiō | Quīnctiō | Quīnctiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Quīnctium | Quīnctiam | Quīnctium | Quīnctiōs | Quīnctiās | Quīnctia | |
| Ablative | Quīnctiō | Quīnctiā | Quīnctiō | Quīnctiīs | |||
| Vocative | Quīnctie | Quīnctia | Quīnctium | Quīnctiī | Quīnctiae | Quīnctia | |
References edit
- “Quintius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Quinctius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.