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Agnomen
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Ag-no′men
(ăg-nō′mĕn)
, Noun.
[L.;
ad
+ nomen
name.] 1.
An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event;
as, Publius Caius Scipio
. Africanus
2.
An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name;
as, Aristides
. the Just
Definition 2024
agnomen
agnomen
English
Noun
agnomen (plural agnomina)
- An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
Synonyms
Translations
additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- adgnōmen
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + nōmen (“name; title”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aɡˈnoː.men/, [aŋˈnoː.mẽ]
Noun
agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension
- A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
| genitive | agnōminis | agnōminum |
| dative | agnōminī | agnōminibus |
| accusative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
| ablative | agnōmine | agnōminibus |
| vocative | agnōmen | agnōmina |
Synonyms
- (agnomen): agnōmentum
Related terms
Descendants
References
- agnomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “agnomen”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- agnomen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- agnomen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin