Licinius
Latin
Etymology
Probably from licinus (“bent upward”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /liˈki.ni.us/, [lʲɪˈkɪniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈt͡ʃi.ni.us/, [liˈt͡ʃiːnius]
Proper noun
Licinius m sg (genitive Liciniī or Licinī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman general
- Lucius Licinius Lucullus a Roman politician
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Licinius |
| Genitive | Liciniī Licinī1 |
| Dative | Liciniō |
| Accusative | Licinium |
| Ablative | Liciniō |
| Vocative | Licinī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Liciniānus
References
- “Licinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Licinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette