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Praenomen
Præ-no′men
,Noun.
pl.
Prænomina
(#)
. [L., fr.
prae
before + nomen
name.] (Rom. Antiq.)
The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
Definition 2024
praenomen
praenomen
See also: prænomen
English
Alternative forms
Noun
praenomen (plural praenomens or praenomina)
- An ancient Roman first name.
Translations
ancient Roman first name
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
prae- (“before”) + nōmen (“name”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈnoː.men/, [prae̯ˈnoː.mẽ]
Noun
praenōmen n (genitive praenōminis); third declension
- An ancient Roman first name.
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praenōmen | praenōmina |
| genitive | praenōminis | praenōminum |
| dative | praenōminī | praenōminibus |
| accusative | praenōmen | praenōmina |
| ablative | praenōmine | praenōminibus |
| vocative | praenōmen | praenōmina |
Related terms
References
- praenomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praenomen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “praenomen”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- praenomen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praenomen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin