Manius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From mānis (good). Derived from Old Latin Mānios.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mānius m (genitive Māniī or Mānī); second declension

  1. A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
    Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman hero

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Mānius Māniī
Genitive Māniī
Mānī1
Māniōrum
Dative Māniō Māniīs
Accusative Mānium Māniōs
Ablative Māniō Māniīs
Vocative Mānī Māniī

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

References

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  • Manius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Manius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.