Gabinius

Latin

Etymology

From Gabiī (“an ancient city of Latium founded by the Sicilians”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbiː.ni.us/, [ɡäˈbiːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbi.ni.us/, [ɡäˈbiːnius]

Proper noun

Gabīnius m sg (genitive Gabīniī or Gabīnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Aulus Gabinius, a Roman general and statesman

Declension

Second-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

• Gabīnia
• Gabīniānus

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Γαβίνιος (Gabínios)

Adjective

Gabīnius (feminine Gabīnia, neuter Gabīnium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Gabinia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	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

• “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.