Salonius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈloː.ni.us/, [s̠äˈɫ̪oːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈlo.ni.us/, [säˈlɔːnius]

Proper noun

Salōnius m sg (genitive Salōniī or Salōnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Salonius, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Salōnius
Genitive	Salōniī Salōnī1
Dative	Salōniō
Accusative	Salōnium
Ablative	Salōniō
Vocative	Salōnī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Salōniānus

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Σαλώνιος (Salṓnios)

References

• “Salonius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Salonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.