Nero
English
Etymology
From Latin Nerō, from Old Latin *nara, an archaic word meaning "man"[1], from Proto-Italic *nēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪəɹəʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ
Proper noun
Nero
- Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
- An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
- Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
- A male given name, more common in fiction than in real life.
- 1963 Rex Stout, Trio for Blunt Instruments, Random House LLC (2010), →ISBN:
- "Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here." "That's an odd name. Nero Wolfe? What does he—Is he a lawyer?"
Related terms
Translations
Roman Emperor from 54 to 68
References
- Franco, The originof Indo-European languages: Structure and genesis of the mother tongue of Sanskrit, Greek and Latin
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *nēr (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.
Proper noun
Nerō m sg (genitive Nerōnis); third declension
- Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
- An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
- Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Nerō |
Genitive | Nerōnis |
Dative | Nerōnī |
Accusative | Nerōnem |
Ablative | Nerōne |
Vocative | Nerō |
Derived terms
- Nerōnēus
- Nerōniānus
References
- Nero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1026
- Nero in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Nero in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Nero in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- Nero in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Old Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɾo/
Proper noun
Nero
- Nero (Roman emperor)
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 67 (facsimile):
- […] que non foi feito tan grãde ben deſ lo tempo de nero
- […] which hadn’t been done so greatly since the times of Nero.
- […] que non foi feito tan grãde ben deſ lo tempo de nero
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 67 (facsimile):
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛrɔ/
Declension
Declension of Nero
singulare tantum | |
---|---|
nominative | Nero |
genitive | Neróna |
dative | Nerónovi |
accusative | Neróna |
locative | Nerónovi |
instrumental | Nerónom |
Derived terms
- nero m
- nerónsky
References
- Nero in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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