Menenius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈneː.ni.us/, [mɛˈneːniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈne.ni.us/, [meˈnɛːnius]
Proper noun
Menēnius m sg (genitive Menēniī or Menēnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Menēnius |
| Genitive | Menēniī Menēnī1 |
| Dative | Menēniō |
| Accusative | Menēnium |
| Ablative | Menēniō |
| Vocative | Menēnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Menēnia
- Menēniānus
Adjective
Menēnius (feminine Menēnia, neuter Menēnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Menenia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Menēnius | Menēnia | Menēnium | Menēniī | Menēniae | Menēnia | |
| Genitive | Menēniī | Menēniae | Menēniī | Menēniōrum | Menēniārum | Menēniōrum | |
| Dative | Menēniō | Menēniō | Menēniīs | ||||
| Accusative | Menēnium | Menēniam | Menēnium | Menēniōs | Menēniās | Menēnia | |
| Ablative | Menēniō | Menēniā | Menēniō | Menēniīs | |||
| Vocative | Menēnie | Menēnia | Menēnium | Menēniī | Menēniae | Menēnia | |
References
- “Menenius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Menenius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette