Canius
Latin
Etymology
From cānus (“hoary”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.ni.us/, [ˈkaː.ni.ʊs]
Proper noun
Cānius m sg (genitive Cāniī or Cānī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Canius, a Roman knight
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cānius |
Genitive | Cāniī Cānī1 |
Dative | Cāniō |
Accusative | Cānium |
Ablative | Cāniō |
Vocative | Cānī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Canius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Canius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette