Antonius

English

Etymology

From Latin Antōnius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Antonius

  1. a Roman nomen gentile
    Marcus Antonius

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Latin

Etymology

Marcus Antonius claimed gens descent from Ἄντων (Ántōn), a son of Heracles, but the gens is probably Etruscan in origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtoː.ni.us/, [än̪ˈt̪oːniʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈto.ni.us/, [än̪ˈt̪ɔːnius]

Proper noun

Antōnius m (genitive Antōniī or Antōnī); second declension

  1. The name of a Roman gens, a "family name".

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Antōnius Antōniī
Genitive Antōniī
Antōnī1
Antōniōrum
Dative Antōniō Antōniīs
Accusative Antōnium Antōniōs
Ablative Antōniō Antōniīs
Vocative Antōnī Antōniī

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

Descendants

References

  • Antonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Antonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Antonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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