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agnomen

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

Noun

agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)

  1. An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • adgnōmen

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) + nōmen (name; title).

Pronunciation

Noun

agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension

  1. A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
  2. A nickname

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: agnomen
  • Portuguese: agnome
  • Spanish: agnombre

References

  • agnomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • agnomen”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, 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
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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

Noun

agnomen n (plural agnomene)

  1. agnomen

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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