agnomen
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editagnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)
- An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editadditional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen
Anagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ad- (“to, towards, at”) + nōmen (“name; title”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aɡˈnoː.men/, [äŋˈnoːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aɲˈɲo.men/, [äɲˈɲɔːmen]
Noun
editagnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension
- A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
- A nickname
Declension
editThird-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
Genitive | agnōminis | agnōminum |
Dative | agnōminī | agnōminibus |
Accusative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
Ablative | agnōmine | agnōminibus |
Vocative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
Synonyms
edit- (agnomen): agnōmentum
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “agnomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- agnomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “agnomen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “agnomen”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editagnomen n (plural agnomene)
Declension
editDeclension of agnomen
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) agnomen | agnomenul | (niște) agnomene | agnomenele |
genitive/dative | (unui) agnomen | agnomenului | (unor) agnomene | agnomenelor |
vocative | agnomenule | agnomenelor |
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