LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Egnātius

Egnātius m sg (genitive Egnātiī or Egnātī)
Classical[ɛŋˈnaː.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eɲˈɲat.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Publius Egnatius Celer, a Roman philosopher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEgnātius—
genitiveEgnātiī
Egnātī		—
dativeEgnātiō—
accusativeEgnātium—
ablativeEgnātiō—
vocativeEgnātī—

Egnātĭus, i, m.,
I. a Roman proper name.
1. L. Egn. Rufus, friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 43 sq.; id. Att. 7, 18, 4 al.—
2. M. Egn. Rufus, the name of an edile, 733 A. U. C., who set on foot a conspiracy against Augustus, Suet. Aug. 19; Vell. 2, 91 sq.; Sen. Clem. 1, 9; id. Brev. Vit. 5; Tac. A. 1, 10.—Hence, Egnātĭānus, a, um, adj., of Egnatius: scelus, Vell. 2, 93. —
3. Egnatia Maximilla, Tac. A. 15, 71.

Origins

Uncertain. A collateral form of Ignātius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyEgnatiusEgnatius. 2. Marius Egnatius, one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies in the social or Marsian war, which broke out B. C. 90. He was doubtl…

Quick answers

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