Verginius
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯erˈɡi.ni.us/, [u̯ɛrˈɡɪniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /verˈd͡ʒi.ni.us/, [verˈd͡ʒiːnius]
Proper noun
editVerginius m (genitive Verginiī or Verginī, feminine Verginia); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Opiter Verginius Tricostus, a Roman consul
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Verginius | Verginiī |
Genitive | Verginiī Verginī1 |
Verginiōrum |
Dative | Verginiō | Verginiīs |
Accusative | Verginium | Verginiōs |
Ablative | Verginiō | Verginiīs |
Vocative | Verginī | Verginiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).