Vinicius

See also: Vinícius

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from vinum (“wine”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯iːˈni.ki.us/, [u̯iːˈnɪkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /viˈni.t͡ʃi.us/, [viˈniːt͡ʃius]

Proper noun

Vīnicius m sg (genitive Vīniciī or Vīnicī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Vīnicius
genitive	Vīniciī Vīnicī1
dative	Vīniciō
accusative	Vīnicium
ablative	Vīniciō
vocative	Vīnicī

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

Derived terms

• Vīniciānus

References

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