Cominius
Latin
Etymology
The gens is of Italic/Auruncan origin; see Cominia for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔˈmɪ.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koˈmiː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Cominius m sg (genitive Cominiī or Cominī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Postumus Cominius Auruncus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cominius |
| genitive | Cominiī Cominī1 |
| dative | Cominiō |
| accusative | Cominium |
| ablative | Cominiō |
| vocative | Cominī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Cominia
References
- “Cominius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cominius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.