LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

agnōmen

agnōmen n (genitive agnōminis)
Classical[aŋˈnoː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[aɲˈɲɔː.men]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagnōmenagnōmina
genitiveagnōminisagnōminum
dativeagnōminīagnōminibus
accusativeagnōmenagnōmina
ablativeagnōmineagnōminibus
vocativeagnōmenagnōmina

a-gnōmen (adn-), ĭnis, n. gnomen, nomen,
I. a surname (this word seems to have been first employed in later Lat. by the gramm. in order to distinguish the surname of individuals, e. g. Africanus, Asiaticus, Cunctator, and the like, from that belonging to all the members of a family (the agnati), e. g. Scipio, Cicero, Cato, and the like; while both these ideas were, through the whole class. per., designated by cognomen, q.v.: propriorum nominum quattuor sunt species: Praenomen, Nomen, Cognomen, Agnomen: praenomen est quod nominibus gentilitiis praeponitur, ut Marcus, Publius; nomen proprium est gentilitium, id est, quod originem gentis vel familiae declarat, ut Portius, Cornelius; cognomen est quod uniuscujusque proprium est et nominibus gentilitiis subjungitur, ut Cato, Scipio; agnomen vero est quod extrinsecus cognominibus adici solet, ex aliquā ratione vel virtute quaesitum, ut est Africanus, Numantinus, et similia, Diom. p. 306 P.; so Prisc. 578 P. al.; Capit. Ver. 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinagnōmen

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Latin agnomen From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + nōmen (“name; title”).

Descendants
  • Englishagnomen
  • Frenchagnom
  • Frenchagnomen
  • Italianagnome
  • Portugueseagnome
  • Spanishagnombre

Quick answers

What does agnōmen mean in Latin?
agnōmen, a noun, means “A surname or additional name relating to a specific achievement, characteristic or trait; agnomen.; A nickname”.
What is the genitive of agnōmen?
The genitive singular is agnōminis. agnōmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce agnōmen?
In classical Latin, [aŋˈnoː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aɲˈɲɔː.men].
Where does agnōmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin agnōmen.