Symmachus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύμμαχος (Súmmakhos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsym.ma.kʰus/, [ˈs̠ʏmːäkʰʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsim.ma.kus/, [ˈsimːäkus]
Proper noun
Symmachus m sg (genitive Symmachī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, a Roman orator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Symmachus |
Genitive | Symmachī |
Dative | Symmachō |
Accusative | Symmachum |
Ablative | Symmachō |
Vocative | Symmache |
Derived terms
- Symmachiānus
References
- “Symmachus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Symmachus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette