Coriolanus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Corioli (“name of a town”) +‎ -ānus (“-an”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ko.ri.oˈlaː.nus/, [kɔriɔˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ko.ri.oˈla.nus/, [korioˈläːnus]

Adjective

Coriolānus (feminine Coriolāna, neuter Coriolānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of, or from, Corioli

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Coriolānus Coriolāna Coriolānum Coriolānī Coriolānae Coriolāna
Genitive Coriolānī Coriolānae Coriolānī Coriolānōrum Coriolānārum Coriolānōrum
Dative Coriolānō Coriolānō Coriolānīs
Accusative Coriolānum Coriolānam Coriolānum Coriolānōs Coriolānās Coriolāna
Ablative Coriolānō Coriolānā Coriolānō Coriolānīs
Vocative Coriolāne Coriolāna Coriolānum Coriolānī Coriolānae Coriolāna

Proper noun

Coriolānus m (genitive Coriolānī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, a Roman general

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Coriolānus Coriolānī
Genitive Coriolānī Coriolānōrum
Dative Coriolānō Coriolānīs
Accusative Coriolānum Coriolānōs
Ablative Coriolānō Coriolānīs
Vocative Coriolāne Coriolānī

References
  • “Corioli”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Coriolanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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