Petronius
English
Proper noun
Petronius
- a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero and the patron saint of Bologna
Translations
Latin
Etymology
Maybe from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peːˈtroː.ni.us/, [peːˈtroː.ni.ʊs]
Proper noun
Pētrōnius m (genitive Pētrōniī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a Roman courtier
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Pētrōnius |
Genitive | Pētrōniī |
Dative | Pētrōniō |
Accusative | Pētrōnium |
Ablative | Pētrōniō |
Vocative | Pētrōnie |
Derived terms
- Pētronia
- Pētrōniānus
Adjective
Pētrōnius (feminine Pētrōnia, neuter Pētrōnium); first/second declension
- of or pertaining to the gens Petronia.
Declension
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Pētrōnius | Pētrōnia | Pētrōnium | Pētrōniī | Pētrōniae | Pētrōnia | |
Genitive | Pētrōniī | Pētrōniae | Pētrōniī | Pētrōniōrum | Pētrōniārum | Pētrōniōrum | |
Dative | Pētrōniō | Pētrōniae | Pētrōniō | Pētrōniīs | Pētrōniīs | Pētrōniīs | |
Accusative | Pētrōnium | Pētrōniam | Pētrōnium | Pētrōniōs | Pētrōniās | Pētrōnia | |
Ablative | Pētrōniō | Pētrōniā | Pētrōniō | Pētrōniīs | Pētrōniīs | Pētrōniīs | |
Vocative | Pētrōnie | Pētrōnia | Pētrōnium | Pētrōniī | Pētrōniae | Pētrōnia |
References
- Petronius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petronius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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