LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Memmius

Memmius m sg (genitive Memmiī or Memmī)
Classical[ˈmɛm.mi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛm.mi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularPublius Memmius Regulus, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMemmius—
genitiveMemmiī
Memmī		—
dativeMemmiō—
accusativeMemmium—
ablativeMemmiō—
vocativeMemmī—

Memmius, a,
I. name of a Roman gens. mox Italus Mnestheus, genus, a quo nomine Memmi, Verg. A. 5, 117. So C. Memmius, a public man, who, being adjudged guilty of ambitus, went into exile to Athens, to him Cicero addressed several letters, and to him Lucretius dedicated his poem, De Rerum Natura; cf. Lucr. 1, 42.—Hence,
A. Memmĭădes, ae, m., one of the Memmian gens, a Memmiade, a Memmius, Lucr. 1, 26.—
B. Memmĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Memmius: praedia, of C. Memmius, Cic. Att. 5, 1, 1.

Origins

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΜέμμιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMemmiusMemmius. 8. C. Memmius Gemellus, L. F., son of No. 6, was tribune of the plebs in. 100.66, when he opposed the demand of L. Lucullus for a triumph, on…

Quick answers

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