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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Vatīnius

Vatīnius m sg (genitive Vatīniī or Vatīnī)
Classical[waˈtiː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[vaˈtiː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Publius Vatinius, a Roman statesman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVatīnius—
genitiveVatīniī
Vatīnī		—
dativeVatīniō—
accusativeVatīnium—
ablativeVatīniō—
vocativeVatīnī—

Vătīnĭus, i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens, Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 254.—So esp.,
I. P. Vatinius, a Roman vehemently denounced by Cicero, Cic. Vatin. 1, 1 sqq.—Hence, Vă-tīnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Vatinius, whose name became a proverb of disrepute: Vatiniana crimina, Cat. 53, 2: Vatinianum odium, id. 14, 3; cf. Sen. Const. 17, 3.—
II. A shoemaker and maker of fournozzled drinking-cups, Mart. 14, 96, 1.—
B. Transf., plur., drinking-cups made by Vatinius, Mart. 10, 3, 4.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyVatiniusVatinius. 2. P. Vatinius, grandson of the preceding, played a leading part in the party strifes of the last days of the republic. Cicero, in his orati…

Quick answers

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