Surdinius
Latin
Etymology
From Surdīnus (“a Roman cognomen”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊrˈdiː.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [surˈd̪iː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Surdīnius m sg (genitive Surdīniī or Surdīnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Surdinius Gallus, a Roman senator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Surdīnius |
| genitive | Surdīniī Surdīnī1 |
| dative | Surdīniō |
| accusative | Surdīnium |
| ablative | Surdīniō |
| vocative | Surdīnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Surdinius Gallus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray