Petronius

English

Proper noun

Petronius

  1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero and the patron saint of Bologna

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /peːˈtroː.ni.us/, [peːˈtroː.ni.ʊs]

Proper noun

Pētrōnius m (genitive Pētrōniī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Petronius Arbiter, a Roman courtier

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Pētrōnius
genitive Pētrōniī
dative Pētrōniō
accusative Pētrōnium
ablative Pētrōniō
vocative Pētrōnie

Derived terms

Adjective

Pētrōnius (feminine Pētrōnia, neuter Pētrōnium); first/second declension

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Petronia.

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative Pētrōnius Pētrōnia Pētrōnium Pētrōniī Pētrōniae Pētrōnia
genitive Pētrōniī Pētrōniae Pētrōniī Pētrōniōrum Pētrōniārum Pētrōniōrum
dative Pētrōniō Pētrōniō Pētrōniīs
accusative Pētrōnium Pētrōniam Pētrōnium Pētrōniōs Pētrōniās Pētrōnia
ablative Pētrōniō Pētrōniā Pētrōniō Pētrōniīs
vocative Pētrōnie Pētrōnia Pētrōnium Pētrōniī Pētrōniae Pētrōnia

References

  • Petronius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Petronius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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