proper noun · femininefirst declension
Agrippīna
Agrippīna f sg (genitive Agrippīnae)
Classical[a.ɡrɪpˈpiː.na]Ecclesiastical[a.ɡripˈpiː.na]
Meaning
- femininefeminine of Agrippa: a female given name
- Ancient RomeAgrippina: ellipsis of Agrippina maior (“Agrippina the Elder”), frequently, Vispania Agrippina
- Ancient RomeAgrippina: ellipsis of Agrippina minor (“Agrippina the Elder”), frequently, Julia Agrippina
- Agrippina: 645 Agrippina (1907 AG), an asteroid in the Main Belt of the Solar System.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Agrippīna | — |
| genitive | Agrippīnae | — |
| dative | Agrippīnae | — |
| accusative | Agrippīnam | — |
| ablative | Agrippīnā | — |
| vocative | Agrippīna | — |
Agrippīna, ae, f.,
I. the name of several Roman women.
I. The wife of the emperor Tiberius, granddaughter of Atticus, Suet. Tib. 7.—
II. A daughter of Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia, granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, and mother of the emperor Caligula, Tac. A. 2, 54.—
III. Daughter of the preced. and Germanicus, wife of Cn. Domitius Aënobarbus, and mother of the emperor Nero, Tac. A. 4, 75. From her a colony planted on the Rhine received the name Colonia Agrippina, Tac. A. 12, 27, or Agrippinensis, id. H. 1, 57; 4, 55 (now Cologne); and its inhabitants were called Agrippinenses, id. G. 28.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Agrippīna Agrippa + -inus (inflection: -ina)
Descendants
- EnglishAgrippina
- TranslingualAgrippina