Ranius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈra.ni.us/, [ˈräniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈra.ni.us/, [ˈräːnius]
Proper noun edit
Ranius m sg (genitive Raniī or Ranī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Ranius Optatus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ranius |
| Genitive | Raniī Ranī1 |
| Dative | Raniō |
| Accusative | Ranium |
| Ablative | Raniō |
| Vocative | Ranī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Ranius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray