cognomen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cognōmen.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/
Hyphenation: cog‧no‧men

Noun

cognomen (plural cognomens or cognomina)

surname
(historical) the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome
a nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet

Translations

surname

Bulgarian: презиме n (prezime)
German: Nachname (de) m
Greek: επώνυμο (el) n (epónymo), επίθετο (el) n (epítheto)

Latin: cōgnōmen n
Russian: фами́лия (ru) f (famílija)

the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome

German: Cognomen (de) n, Kognomen (de) n

Greek: παρωνύμιο (el) n (paronýmio), επώνυμο (el) n (epónymo)

nickname

Bulgarian: прякор (bg) m (prjakor)
Greek: παρατσούκλι (el) n (paratsoúkli), παρανόμι (el) n (paranómi)

Italian: cognome (it) m
Spanish: cognomen (es) m

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Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} cognomine

Latin

Etymology

From com- (“together, with”) +‎ nōmen (“name”). The g is from false association with cognōscō (“recognize”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /koːɡˈnoː.men/, [koːŋˈnoː.mẽ]

Noun

cōgnōmen n (genitive cōgnōminis); third declension

surname
third part of a formal name
an additional name derived from some characteristic

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cōgnōmen	cōgnōmina
genitive	cōgnōminis	cōgnōminum
dative	cōgnōminī	cōgnōminibus
accusative	cōgnōmen	cōgnōmina
ablative	cōgnōmine	cōgnōminibus
vocative	cōgnōmen	cōgnōmina

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: cognom
English: cognomen
French: cognomen
Italian: cognome

Portuguese: cognome
Romanian: cognomen
Spanish: cognome

References

cognomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cognomen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
cognomen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
cognomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
cognomen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
cognomen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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