Gabinius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Gabiī (“an ancient city of Latium founded by the Sicilians”) + -īnus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡaˈbiː.ni.us/, [ɡäˈbiːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡaˈbi.ni.us/, [ɡäˈbiːnius]
Proper noun
editGabīnius m sg (genitive Gabīniī or Gabīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Gabinius, a Roman general and statesman
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Gabīnius |
genitive | Gabīniī Gabīnī1 |
dative | Gabīniō |
accusative | Gabīnium |
ablative | Gabīniō |
vocative | Gabīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Ancient Greek: Γαβίνιος (Gabínios)
Adjective
editGabīnius (feminine Gabīnia, neuter Gabīnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Gabinia.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | Gabīnius | Gabīnia | Gabīnium | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīnia | |
genitive | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīniī | Gabīniōrum | Gabīniārum | Gabīniōrum | |
dative | Gabīniō | Gabīniae | Gabīniō | Gabīniīs | |||
accusative | Gabīnium | Gabīniam | Gabīnium | Gabīniōs | Gabīniās | Gabīnia | |
ablative | Gabīniō | Gabīniā | Gabīniō | Gabīniīs | |||
vocative | Gabīnie | Gabīnia | Gabīnium | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīnia |
References
edit- “Gabinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gabinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.