Ranius
Latin
editEtymology
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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
editRanius 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
editSecond-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