Sanquinius

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to Sancus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sanˈkʷiː.ni.us/, [s̠äŋˈkʷiːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sanˈkwi.ni.us/, [säŋˈkwiːnius]

Proper noun

Sanquīnius m sg (genitive Sanquīniī or Sanquīnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Quintus Sanquinius Maximus, a Roman senator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sanquīnius
genitive	Sanquīniī Sanquīnī1
dative	Sanquīniō
accusative	Sanquīnium
ablative	Sanquīniō
vocative	Sanquīnī

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

References

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