Arruntius

Latin

Etymology

From Arruns (“son of Tarquinius”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈrun.ti.us/, [ärˈrʊn̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈrun.t͡si.us/, [ärˈrunt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Arruntius m sg (genitive Arruntiī or Arruntī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Lucius Arruntius, a Roman admiral

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arruntius
Genitive	Arruntiī Arruntī1
Dative	Arruntiō
Accusative	Arruntium
Ablative	Arruntiō
Vocative	Arruntī

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

Derived terms

• Arruntia

References

• “Arruntius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Arruntius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.