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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

Noun

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agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)

  1. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ad- (to, towards, at) + nōmen (name; title).

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Noun

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agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension

  1. A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
  2. A nickname

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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  • English: agnomen
  • Portuguese: agnome
  • Spanish: agnombre

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

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agnomen n (plural agnomene)

  1. agnomen

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