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agnomen
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English
Etymology
Noun
agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)
- An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
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Latin
Alternative forms
- adgnōmen
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aŋˈnoː.mɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aɲˈɲɔː.men]
Noun
agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis); third declension
- A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.
- A nickname
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Synonyms
- (agnomen): agnōmentum
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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
Noun
agnomen n (plural agnomene)
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