Apronius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aːˈproː.ni.us/, [äːˈproːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈpro.ni.us/, [äˈprɔːnius]

Proper noun

Āprōnius m sg (genitive Āprōniī or Āprōnī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Āprōnius
Genitive	Āprōniī Āprōnī1
Dative	Āprōniō
Accusative	Āprōnium
Ablative	Āprōniō
Vocative	Āprōnī

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

Derived terms

• Āprōniānus

References

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