Antonius

English

Etymology

From Latin Antonius.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ænˈtəʊni.əs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ænˈtoʊni.əs/

Proper noun

Antonius

  1. a Roman nomen gentile
    Marcus Antonius

Translations

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄντων (Ántōn), a son of Heracles. Marcus Antonius claimed gens descent from Ἄντων (Ántōn) but the gens is probably Etruscan in origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtoː.ni.us/, [anˈtoː.ni.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈto.ni.us/, [anˈtɔː.ni̯us]

Proper noun

Antōnius m (genitive Antōniī); second declension

  1. The name of a Roman gens, a "family name".

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Antōnius Antōniī
Genitive Antōniī
Antōnī1
Antōniōrum
Dative Antōniō Antōniīs
Accusative Antōnium Antōniōs
Ablative Antōniō Antōniīs
Vocative Antōnī Antōniī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

References

  • Antonius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Antonius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Antonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.