Quirinius

Latin

Etymology

From Quirīnus +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷiˈriː.ni.us/, [kʷɪˈriːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwiˈri.ni.us/, [kwiˈriːnius]

Proper noun

Quirīnius m sg (genitive Quirīniī or Quirīnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Quirīnius
genitive	Quirīniī Quirīnī1
dative	Quirīniō
accusative	Quirīnium
ablative	Quirīniō
vocative	Quirīnī

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

References

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