Nonius
See also: nonius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.ni.us/, [ˈnoːniʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.ni.us/, [ˈnɔːnius]
Proper noun
Nōnius m sg (genitive Nōniī or Nōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Nonius Marcellus, a Roman grammarian
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nōnius |
| Genitive | Nōniī Nōnī1 |
| Dative | Nōniō |
| Accusative | Nōnium |
| Ablative | Nōniō |
| Vocative | Nōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Nōnia
References
- “Nonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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