Herennius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hēr. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From an Oscan personal name.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /heːˈren.ni.us/, [heːˈrɛnːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈren.ni.us/, [eˈrɛnːius]
Proper noun
Hērennius m sg (genitive Hērenniī or Hērennī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Herennius Senecio, a Roman writer
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hērennius |
| Genitive | Hērenniī Hērennī1 |
| Dative | Hērenniō |
| Accusative | Hērennium |
| Ablative | Hērenniō |
| Vocative | Hērennī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Hērennia
- Hērenniānus
References
- “Herennius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Herennius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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