proper noun · masculinethird declension
Nerō
Nerō m sg (genitive Nerōnis)
Classical[ˈnɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.ro]
Meaning
- especiallyNero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
- an agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero
- any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nerō | — |
| genitive | Nerōnis | — |
| dative | Nerōnī | — |
| accusative | Nerōnem | — |
| ablative | Nerōne | — |
| vocative | Nerō | — |
Nĕro, ōnis, m. a Sabine word, = fortis; cf. Nerio = fortitudo; root nar; Sanscr. naras, man; Gr. ἀνήρ; cf. ἠνορέη,
I. a family name in the gens Claudia, whose most famous member was the emperor C. Claudius Nero, Tac. A. lib. 12-16 passim; Suet. Ner. 1 sqq.; Juv. 8, 223; 12, 129 et saep.—
II. Hence,
A. Nĕrōnēus, a, um, adj., Neronian:
mensem quoque Aprilem Neroneum appellavit, Suet. Ner. 55: unda, the warm baths of Nero, Stat. S. 1, 5, 6: certamen, the games in the Grecian manner instituted by Nero, Suet. Vit. 4; so, agon, id. Ner. 12.—B. Nĕrōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of Nero, Neronian:
Neronianum dictum, Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 248: piscina, perh. laid out after the pattern of the fish-ponds of Nero, near Baiæ, Cassiod. Var. 2, 39.—2. Nĕrōnĭānus, i, m., a Roman surname:
Patrobius Neronianus, Suet. Galb. 20.—C. Nĕrōnĭus, a, um, adj., Neronian, Suet. Ner. 12.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *nēr (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr, whence Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr). According to Suetonius, the name was used by the Claudii family because, in the Sabine language, it meant "strong" ("fortis") and "valiant" ("strēnuus"). It is possible that the term was borrowed from Sabine nero, although the Sabine term may be fictitious.
Descendants
- ItalianNerone
- SicilianNiruni