Ursanius

Latin

Etymology

From ursus (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /urˈsaː.ni.us/, [ʊrˈs̠äːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /urˈsa.ni.us/, [urˈsäːnius]

Proper noun

Ursānius m sg (genitive Ursāniī or Ursānī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ursānius
Genitive	Ursāniī Ursānī1
Dative	Ursāniō
Accusative	Ursānium
Ablative	Ursāniō
Vocative	Ursānī

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

References

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