Calpurnius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kalˈpur.ni.us/, [käɫ̪ˈpʊrniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈpur.ni.us/, [kälˈpurnius]
Proper noun
Calpurnius m sg (genitive Calpurniī or Calpurnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, a Roman consul
- Titus Calpurnius Siculus, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Calpurnius |
| Genitive | Calpurniī Calpurnī1 |
| Dative | Calpurniō |
| Accusative | Calpurnium |
| Ablative | Calpurniō |
| Vocative | Calpurnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Calpurnia
- Calpurniānus
Adjective
Calpurnius (feminine Calpurnia, neuter Calpurnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Calpurnia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Calpurnius | Calpurnia | Calpurnium | Calpurniī | Calpurniae | Calpurnia | |
| Genitive | Calpurniī | Calpurniae | Calpurniī | Calpurniōrum | Calpurniārum | Calpurniōrum | |
| Dative | Calpurniō | Calpurniō | Calpurniīs | ||||
| Accusative | Calpurnium | Calpurniam | Calpurnium | Calpurniōs | Calpurniās | Calpurnia | |
| Ablative | Calpurniō | Calpurniā | Calpurniō | Calpurniīs | |||
| Vocative | Calpurnie | Calpurnia | Calpurnium | Calpurniī | Calpurniae | Calpurnia | |
References
- “Calpurnius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Calpurnius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette