Latin

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Etymology

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Probably related to Sancus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sanquīnius m sg (genitive Sanquīniī or Sanquīnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Quintus Sanquinius Maximus, a Roman senator

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sanquīnius
Genitive Sanquīniī
Sanquīnī1
Dative Sanquīniō
Accusative Sanquīnium
Ablative Sanquīniō
Vocative Sanquīnī

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

References

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  • Sanquinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.