Verginius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Virginius

Etymology

Possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wɛrˈɡɪ.ni.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [verˈd͡ʒiː.ni.us]

Proper noun

Verginius m (genitive Verginiī or Verginī, feminine Verginia); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Opiter Verginius Tricostus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Verginius
genitive	Verginiī Verginī1
dative	Verginiō
accusative	Verginium
ablative	Verginiō
vocative	Verginī

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