LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Canīnius

Canīnius m sg (genitive Canīniī or Canīnī)
Classical[kaˈniː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈniː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Gaius Caninius Rebilus, a Roman general

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCanīnius—
genitiveCanīniī
Canīnī		—
dativeCanīniō—
accusativeCanīnium—
ablativeCanīniō—
vocativeCanīnī—

Cănīnĭus, a,
I. the name of a plebeian gens at Rome.
I. C. Caninius Rebilus, lieutenant of Cœ sar in Gaul, consul for a few hours at the end of December, A. U. C. 709; hence the jest of Cicero: Caninio consule scito neminem prandisse, Cic. Fam. 7, 30, 1; cf. id. Att. 12, 37, 4.—
II. Caninius Rebilus, perh. a son of the preceding, notorious for his abandoned life, Sen. Ben. 2, 21, 5.—
III. L. Caninius Gallus, accuser of Antony, afterwards his son-in-law, Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 1; 1, 4, 1; 2, 8, 3; 7, 1, 4; 9, 2, 1; Val. Max. 4, 2, 6. —Hence, Cănīnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Caninius Gallus: tempus, the time when Caninius proposed that Pompey should restore the dethroned king Ptolemy, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 3 Manut.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder. Latin canēs Latin canis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin canīnus Latin -ius Latin Canīnius From canīnus (“canine”) + -ius.

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΚανίνιος

Quick answers

What does Canīnius mean in Latin?
Canīnius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Canīnius?
The genitive singular is Canīniī. Canīnius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Canīnius?
In classical Latin, [kaˈniː.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈniː.ni.us].