Herennius
Latin
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an Oscan personal name, probably related to 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌀𐌃 (heriiad, “he wants”) (compare Umbrian 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉 (heri)), from Proto-Italic *herjō (“to wish, want”). Probably influenced by Etruscan.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /heˈren.ni.us/, [hɛˈrɛnːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈren.ni.us/, [eˈrɛnːius]
Proper noun
[edit]Herennius m sg (genitive Herenniī or Herennī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Herennius Senecio, a Roman writer
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Herennius |
| genitive | Herenniī Herennī1 |
| dative | Herenniō |
| accusative | Herennium |
| ablative | Herenniō |
| vocative | Herennī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Herennius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Herennius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Fay, E. W. (1913). Indo-European Verbal Flexion was Analytical (a Return to Bopp). United States: University of Texas, p. 41
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “440-41”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 440-41
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- Latin nomina gentilia