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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Plīnius

Plīnius m sg (genitive Plīniī or Plīnī)
Classical[ˈpliː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpliː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by
  2. Gaius Plinius Secundus, Pliny the Elder

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePlīnius—
genitivePlīniī
Plīnī		—
dativePlīniō—
accusativePlīnium—
ablativePlīniō—
vocativePlīnī—

Plīnĭus, i, m.,
I. Pliny, name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated are,
I. C. Plinius Secundus, also called Major (the Elder), author of an encyclopedical work in 37 books, who lost his life in an eruption of Vesuvius, A. D. 79.—
II. His nephew, C. Plinius Caecilius, also called Junior (the Younger), author of Letters and a Pane gyric on the emperor Trajan: facundus, Mart. 10, 19, 3.—
III. Plinius Valerianus, a physician in the time of the emperor Constantine.—Hence, Plīnĭānus, a, um, adj., belonging to or named after a Pling, Plinian: rasa, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 103.

Origins

From the Roman gens Plinia, an Italic name of obscure origin; possibly from the Insubric (Gaulish) root Plina through rhotacism from prina, or from a north Italic word for “bald”.

Descendants
  • ItalianPlinio

Quick answers

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