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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Appiānus1

Appiānus (feminine Appiāna, neuter Appiānum)
Classical[ap.piˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ap.piˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to Appius
  2. adjectiveespeciallyOf or pertaining to Appius Claudius Caecus (ca. 340 BCE–273 BCE), an Ancient Roman politician who built the Appian Way.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAppiānusAppiānaAppiānum
genitiveAppiānīAppiānaeAppiānī
dativeAppiānōAppiānaeAppiānō
accusativeAppiānumAppiānamAppiānum
ablativeAppiānōAppiānāAppiānō
vocativeAppiāneAppiānaAppiānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAppiānīAppiānaeAppiāna
genitiveAppiānōrumAppiānārumAppiānōrum
dativeAppiānīsAppiānīsAppiānīs
accusativeAppiānōsAppiānāsAppiāna
ablativeAppiānīsAppiānīsAppiānīs
vocativeAppiānīAppiānaeAppiāna

Appĭānus, a, um, adj. Appia,
I. pertaining to Appia (a town in Phrygia Major): legati, Cic. Fam. 3, 7; and subst.: Appĭāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Appia, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 105.
Appĭānus, a, um, adj. Appius,
I. of or pertaining to Appius: libido, Liv. 3, 51: caedes, Tac. A. 11, 29: mala, apples (of great excellence), Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 49.
Appĭānus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. Appian, of a castle in Rhætia: viride, quod Appianum vocatur, i. e. a kind of poor green soil, Plin. 35, 6, 29, § 48.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Appiānus From Appius (“Appian”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”, adjective-forming suffix).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAppianusAppianus (Ἀππιανός), a native of Alexandria, lived at Rome during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius, as we gather from various passage…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Appiānus2
Appiānus m (genitive Appiānī)
Classical[ap.piˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ap.piˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. A Roman male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Appian of Alexandria (c. 95 – c. 165), a Roman historian of Greek descent

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAppiānusAppiānī
genitiveAppiānīAppiānōrum
dativeAppiānōAppiānīs
accusativeAppiānumAppiānōs
ablativeAppiānōAppiānīs
vocativeAppiāneAppiānī

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀππιανός (Appianós)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAppianusAppianus (Ἀππιανός), a native of Alexandria, lived at Rome during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius, as we gather from various passage…

Quick answers

What does Appiānus mean in Latin?
Appiānus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to Appius; Of or pertaining to Appius Claudius Caecus (ca. 340 BCE–273 BCE), an Ancient Roman politician who built the Appian Way.”.
How do you pronounce Appiānus?
In classical Latin, [ap.piˈaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.piˈaː.nus].