Scribonius
Latin
Etymology
Probably from scrībō (“recruiter”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [skriːˈboː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [skriˈbɔː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Scrībōnius m sg (genitive Scrībōniī or Scrībōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman statesman and orator
- Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Scrībōnius |
| genitive | Scrībōniī Scrībōnī1 |
| dative | Scrībōniō |
| accusative | Scrībōnium |
| ablative | Scrībōniō |
| vocative | Scrībōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Scrībōnia
- Scrībōniānus
References
- “Scribonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Scribonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.