Gabinius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Gabiī (“an ancient city of Latium founded by the Sicilians”) + -īnus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡaˈbiː.ni.us/, [ɡäˈbiːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡaˈbi.ni.us/, [ɡäˈbiːnius]
Proper noun[edit]
Gabīnius m sg (genitive Gabīniī or Gabīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Gabinius, a Roman general and statesman
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gabīnius |
| Genitive | Gabīniī Gabīnī1 |
| Dative | Gabīniō |
| Accusative | Gabīnium |
| Ablative | Gabīniō |
| Vocative | Gabīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Ancient Greek: Γαβίνιος (Gabínios)
Adjective[edit]
Gabīnius (feminine Gabīnia, neuter Gabīnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Gabinia.
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Gabīnius | Gabīnia | Gabīnium | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīnia | |
| Genitive | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīniī | Gabīniōrum | Gabīniārum | Gabīniōrum | |
| Dative | Gabīniō | Gabīniō | Gabīniīs | ||||
| Accusative | Gabīnium | Gabīniam | Gabīnium | Gabīniōs | Gabīniās | Gabīnia | |
| Ablative | Gabīniō | Gabīniā | Gabīniō | Gabīniīs | |||
| Vocative | Gabīnie | Gabīnia | Gabīnium | Gabīniī | Gabīniae | Gabīnia | |
References[edit]
- “Gabinius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gabinius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.