LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Suētōnius

Suētōnius m sg (genitive Suētōniī or Suētōnī)
Classical[sʷeːˈtoː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[sʷeˈtɔː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, a Roman historian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSuētōnius—
genitiveSuētōniī
Suētōnī		—
dativeSuētōniō—
accusativeSuētōnium—
ablativeSuētōniō—
vocativeSuētōnī—

Suētōnĭus, ii, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens. So,
I. C. Suetonius Paulinus (Lenis), father of the foll., Tac. A. 14, 29; id. H. 2, 23; 2, 31; id. Agr. 5; 14, 16; Suet. Oth. 10.—
II. C. Suetonius Tranquillus, a contemporary and friend of the younger Pliny, author of the biographies of the first twelve Roman emperors, Plin. Ep. 1, 24, 1 sq.; Spart. Hadr. 11, 3. See, concerning him, Bähr's Röm. Lit. Gesch. § 216 sq.

Quick answers

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