Vargunteius
Latin
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editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯ar.ɡunˈteː.i̯us/, [u̯ärɡʊn̪ˈt̪eːi̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /var.ɡunˈte.jus/, [värɡun̪ˈt̪ɛːjus]
Proper noun
editVarguntēius m sg (genitive Varguntēiī or Varguntēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Vargunteius, a fellow conspirator with Catiline
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Varguntēius |
Genitive | Varguntēiī Varguntēī1 |
Dative | Varguntēiō |
Accusative | Varguntēium |
Ablative | Varguntēiō |
Vocative | Varguntēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Vargunteius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Vargunteius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.