Fannius
Latin
Etymology
Unknown, but possibly connected to fānor, fānum (“shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity”). Chase (1897) connects it to Fadus, Fadia, Fadonia, Fadiena.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfan.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfan.ni.us]
Proper noun
Fannius m sg (genitive Fanniī or Fannī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Fannius, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Fannius |
| genitive | Fanniī Fannī1 |
| dative | Fanniō |
| accusative | Fannium |
| ablative | Fanniō |
| vocative | Fannī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Fanniānus
References
- ^ George Davis Chase (1897) “The Origin of Roman Praenomina”, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume 8, pages 103-184
- “Fannius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fannius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.