Vannius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯an.ni.us/, [ˈu̯änːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ni.us/, [ˈvänːius]

Proper noun

Vannius m sg (genitive Vanniī or Vannī); second declension

1. A chief of the Quadi

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vannius
Genitive	Vanniī Vannī1
Dative	Vanniō
Accusative	Vannium
Ablative	Vanniō
Vocative	Vannī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Vannius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Vannius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray