Verginius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Virginius

Etymology

Possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯erˈɡi.ni.us/, [u̯ɛrˈɡɪniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /verˈd͡ʒi.ni.us/, [verˈd͡ʒiːnius]

Proper noun

Verginius m (genitive Verginiī or Verginī, feminine Verginia); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Opiter Verginius Tricostus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-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).