Opimius
Latin
[edit]
Etymology
[edit]From opīmus (“rich, plump”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oˈpiː.mi.us/, [ɔˈpiːmiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈpi.mi.us/, [oˈpiːmius]
Proper noun
[edit]Opīmius m (genitive Opīmiī or Opīmī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentilicium, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Opimius, a Roman consul
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Opīmius | Opīmiī |
| genitive | Opīmiī Opīmī1 |
Opīmiōrum |
| dative | Opīmiō | Opīmiīs |
| accusative | Opīmium | Opīmiōs |
| ablative | Opīmiō | Opīmiīs |
| vocative | Opīmī | Opīmiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Opīmius (feminine Opīmia, neuter Opīmium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Opimia.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Opīmius | Opīmia | Opīmium | Opīmiī | Opīmiae | Opīmia | |
| genitive | Opīmiī | Opīmiae | Opīmiī | Opīmiōrum | Opīmiārum | Opīmiōrum | |
| dative | Opīmiō | Opīmiae | Opīmiō | Opīmiīs | |||
| accusative | Opīmium | Opīmiam | Opīmium | Opīmiōs | Opīmiās | Opīmia | |
| ablative | Opīmiō | Opīmiā | Opīmiō | Opīmiīs | |||
| vocative | Opīmie | Opīmia | Opīmium | Opīmiī | Opīmiae | Opīmia | |
References
[edit]- “Opimius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Opimius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.