proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Posīdōnius
Posīdōnius m sg (genitive Posīdōniī or Posīdōnī)
Classical[pɔ.siːˈdoː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.s̬iˈdɔː.ni.us]
Meaning
- a male given name from Ancient Greek — famously held by
- Posidonius, an Ancient Greek polymath of the Hellenistic period.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Posīdōnius | — |
| genitive | Posīdōniī Posīdōnī | — |
| dative | Posīdōniō | — |
| accusative | Posīdōnium | — |
| ablative | Posīdōniō | — |
| vocative | Posīdōnī | — |
Pŏsīdōnĭus, ii, m., = Ποσειδώνιος,
I. a celebrated Stoic at Rhodes, a disciple of Panœtius and instructor of Cicero, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 2; id. Off. 3, 2, 8; id. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Div. 1, 3, 6 al.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidṓnios).