LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Asinius1

Asinius (feminine Asinia, neuter Asinium)
Classical[aˈsɪ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈs̬iː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Asinia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAsiniusAsiniaAsinium
genitiveAsiniīAsiniaeAsiniī
dativeAsiniōAsiniaeAsiniō
accusativeAsiniumAsiniamAsinium
ablativeAsiniōAsiniāAsiniō
vocativeAsinieAsiniaAsinium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAsiniīAsiniaeAsinia
genitiveAsiniōrumAsiniārumAsiniōrum
dativeAsiniīsAsiniīsAsiniīs
accusativeAsiniōsAsiniāsAsinia
ablativeAsiniīsAsiniīsAsiniīs
vocativeAsiniīAsiniaeAsinia

Ăsĭnĭus, a, um, adj.,
I. name of a Roman gens; the most celebrated was Asinius Pollio, a friend of Augustus, founder of the first library in Rome, and author of a history, now lost, of the civil war between Cœsar and Pompey, Cic. Fam. 10, 31 sq. Manut.; Vell. 2, 125; Hor. C 2, 1; Verg. E. 4; Tac. A. 4, 34; Suet. Caes. 30; id. Gram. 10; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. § 192; Weich. Poët. Lat. pp. 155, 293, 327, 395; Teuffel, Röm. Lit. § 218.— Hence, ăsĭnĭānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the gens Asinia, or to an Asinius: crimen, Cic. Clu. 13.

Origins

From asinus (“donkey, ass”) + -ius.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Asinius2
Asinius m sg (genitive Asiniī or Asinī)
Classical[aˈsɪ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈs̬iː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularGaius Asinius Pollio, a Roman poet and orator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAsinius—
genitiveAsiniī
Asinī		—
dativeAsiniō—
accusativeAsinium—
ablativeAsiniō—
vocativeAsinī—

Origins

From asinus (“donkey, ass”) + -ius.

Quick answers

What does Asinius mean in Latin?
Asinius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the gens Asinia.”.
How do you pronounce Asinius?
In classical Latin, [aˈsɪ.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈs̬iː.ni.us].