Fenius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Faenius

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.ni.us/, [ˈfɛniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.ni.us/, [ˈfɛːnius]

Proper noun

Fenius m sg (genitive Feniī or Fenī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Faenius Rufus, a Roman eques

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Fenius
genitive	Feniī Fenī1
dative	Feniō
accusative	Fenium
ablative	Feniō
vocative	Fenī

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

References

• Fenius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.