Caninius
Latin
Etymology
From canīnus (“canine”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈniː.ni.us/, [käˈniːniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈni.ni.us/, [käˈniːnius]
Proper noun
Canīnius m sg (genitive Canīniī or Canīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Caninius Rebilus, a Roman general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Canīnius |
Genitive | Canīniī Canīnī1 |
Dative | Canīniō |
Accusative | Canīnium |
Ablative | Canīniō |
Vocative | Canīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Canīnia
- Canīniānus
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Κανίνιος (Kanínios)
References
- “Caninius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caninius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette