proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Vocōnius1
Vocōnius m sg (genitive Vocōniī or Vocōnī)
Classical[wɔˈkoː.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[voˈkɔː.ni.us]
Meaning
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- Quintus Voconius Saxa, a Roman tribune
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vocōnius | — |
| genitive | Vocōniī Vocōnī | — |
| dative | Vocōniō | — |
| accusative | Vocōnium | — |
| ablative | Vocōniō | — |
| vocative | Vocōnī | — |
Vŏcōnĭus, i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens; so, Q. Voconius Saxa, a tribune of the people 580 A. U. C., author of the Lex Voconia, which restricted the right of women to inherit, Cic. Balb. 8, 21; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 107 sqq.; Liv. Epit. 21; Mart. 7, 28, 1.— Hence, Forum Voconii, a town in Gaul, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 17, 1; Sauppius ap. Orell. Ind. Legum, pp. 294-305, and the authorities there cited.—Hence, Vŏcōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Voconius:
Voconia pira, named after a Voconius, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.