agnomen
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)
- An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + nōmen (“name; title”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aɡˈnoː.men/, [äŋˈnoːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aɲˈɲo.men/, [äɲˈɲɔːmen]
Noun edit
agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension
- A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
- A nickname
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
| Genitive | agnōminis | agnōminum |
| Dative | agnōminī | agnōminibus |
| Accusative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
| Ablative | agnōmine | agnōminibus |
| Vocative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
Synonyms edit
- (agnomen): agnōmentum
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “agnomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- agnomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “agnomen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “agnomen”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
agnomen n (plural agnomene)
Declension edit
Declension of agnomen
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) agnomen | agnomenul | (niște) agnomene | agnomenele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) agnomen | agnomenului | (unor) agnomene | agnomenelor |
| vocative | agnomenule | agnomenelor | ||