Renius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈre.ni.us/, [ˈrɛniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈre.ni.us/, [ˈrɛːnius]
Proper noun edit
Renius m sg (genitive Reniī or Renī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Renius, a Roman moneyer
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Renius |
| Genitive | Reniī Renī1 |
| Dative | Reniō |
| Accusative | Renium |
| Ablative | Reniō |
| Vocative | Renī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Renia gens”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray