Manius
Latin
Etymology
From mānis (“good”). Derived from Old Latin Mānios.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaː.ni.us/, [ˈmäːniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ni.us/, [ˈmäːnius]
Proper noun
Mānius m (genitive Māniī or Mānī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
- Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman hero
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mānius | Māniī |
| Genitive | Māniī Mānī1 | Māniōrum |
| Dative | Māniō | Māniīs |
| Accusative | Mānium | Māniōs |
| Ablative | Māniō | Māniīs |
| Vocative | Mānī | Māniī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Manius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Manius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette