Bolanus

Latin

Etymology

Bōla (“a city in Latium”) +‎ -ānus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /boːˈlaː.nus/, [boːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /boˈla.nus/, [boˈläːnus]

Proper noun

Bōlānus m sg (genitive Bōlānī); second declension

  1. A resident of Bola
  2. A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
    1. Marcus Vettius Bolanus, a Roman senator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bōlānus
Genitive Bōlānī
Dative Bōlānō
Accusative Bōlānum
Ablative Bōlānō
Vocative Bōlāne

References
  • Bolanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Bolanus, Vettius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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