Asinius
Latin
Etymology
From asinus (“donkey, ass”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈsi.ni.us/, [äˈs̠ɪniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈsi.ni.us/, [äˈs̬iːnius]
Proper noun
Asinius m sg (genitive Asiniī or Asinī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Asinius Pollio, a Roman poet and orator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Asinius |
| Genitive | Asiniī Asinī1 |
| Dative | Asiniō |
| Accusative | Asinium |
| Ablative | Asiniō |
| Vocative | Asinī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Asinia
- Asiniānus
Adjective
Asinius (feminine Asinia, neuter Asinium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Asinia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Asinius | Asinia | Asinium | Asiniī | Asiniae | Asinia | |
| Genitive | Asiniī | Asiniae | Asiniī | Asiniōrum | Asiniārum | Asiniōrum | |
| Dative | Asiniō | Asiniō | Asiniīs | ||||
| Accusative | Asinium | Asiniam | Asinium | Asiniōs | Asiniās | Asinia | |
| Ablative | Asiniō | Asiniā | Asiniō | Asiniīs | |||
| Vocative | Asinie | Asinia | Asinium | Asiniī | Asiniae | Asinia | |
References
- “Asinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Asinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette