LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Ammiānus

Ammiānus m (genitive Ammiānī)
Classical[am.miˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[am.miˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. a masculine praenomen, famously held by
    Ammianus Marcellinus, a 4th century Roman historian from Roman Syria or Phoenicia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmmiānusAmmiānī
genitiveAmmiānīAmmiānōrum
dativeAmmiānōAmmiānīs
accusativeAmmiānumAmmiānōs
ablativeAmmiānōAmmiānīs
vocativeAmmiāneAmmiānī

Ammĭānus Marcellīnus, i, m.,
I. a Latin historian of the 4th century. Of his work, Rerum gestarum libri XXXI., which extended from the beginning of the reign of Nerva (91 A.D.) to the death of Valens (378), the first thirteen books are lost; cf., concerning him, Bähr. Lit. Gesch. 349 sq., and Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 421, 1-5.

Origins

Most probably of ultimate Semitic origin, the name probably meaning "faithful". May be compared with Hebrew אַמְנוֹן (amnón), the given name of David's eldest son, or, according to one variant, Hebrew אֲמִינון (aminon). Compare Arabic ء م ن (ʔ m n) and Hebrew א־מ־ן (ʾ-m-n), and Egyptian jmn (“Amun”). The semivowel in the -iānus component may be explained by popular Latin naming conventions in Ammian's time, see Grātiānus, Valentīniānus etc., and may have been an effort to "latinize" his native name.

Descendants
  • FrenchAmmien
  • EnglishAmmian
  • ItalianAmmiano
  • PortugueseAmiano
  • SpanishAmiano

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAmmianusAmmianus (Ἀμμιανός), a Greek epigrammatist, but probably a Roman by birth. The Greek Anthology contains 27 epigrams by him (Jacobs, iii. pp. 93-98), t…

Quick answers

What does Ammiānus mean in Latin?
Ammiānus, a proper noun, means “a masculine praenomen, famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Ammiānus?
The genitive singular is Ammiānī. Ammiānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Ammiānus?
In classical Latin, [am.miˈaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.miˈaː.nus].