proper noun · masculinethird declension
Varrō
Varrō m sg (genitive Varrōnis)
Classical[ˈwar.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvar.ro]
Meaning
- a Roman cognomen of the gens Terentia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Varrō | Varrōnēs |
| genitive | Varrōnis | Varrōnum |
| dative | Varrōnī | Varrōnibus |
| accusative | Varrōnem | Varrōnēs |
| ablative | Varrōne | Varrōnibus |
| vocative | Varrō | Varrōnēs |
Varro, ōnis, m.,
I. a surname in the gens Terentia, e. g.
I. M. Terentius Varro, a contemporary of Cicero, who wrote De Re Rusticā and De Linguā Latinā.—
II. The poet P. Terentius Varro Atacinus, Hor. S. 1, 10, 46.—
III. The consul C. Terentius Varro, defeated at Cannœ, Liv. 22, 34, 2.—Hence, Varrōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Varro, Varronian:
milites, i. e. of the consul C. Terentius Varro, Liv. 23, 38, 9: ingenia, of M. Terentius Varro, Fulg. Myth. 1 praef.: comoediae, the collection of the twenty-one genuine comedies of Plautus, arranged by M. Terentius Varro, Gell. 3, 3, 3.Origins
Perhaps of Etruscan origin.