Saenius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsae̯.ni.us/, [ˈs̠äe̯niʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.ni.us/, [ˈsɛːnius]
Proper noun
editSaenius m sg (genitive Saeniī or Saenī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Saenius, a Roman consul
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Saenius |
Genitive | Saeniī Saenī1 |
Dative | Saeniō |
Accusative | Saenium |
Ablative | Saeniō |
Vocative | Saenī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Saenius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray