Anicius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the gens Anicia, Anicii, of uncertain origin but likely Italic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈni.ki.us/, [äˈnɪkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈni.t͡ʃi.us/, [äˈniːt͡ʃius]
Proper noun[edit]
Anicius m sg (genitive Aniciī or Anicī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, a Roman poet and senator
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Anicius |
| Genitive | Aniciī Anicī1 |
| Dative | Aniciō |
| Accusative | Anicium |
| Ablative | Aniciō |
| Vocative | Anicī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Anicius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Chase, George Davis (1897): The Origin of Roman Praenomina