proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Volumnius
Volumnius m sg (genitive Volumniī or Volumnī)
Classical[wɔˈɫʊm.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[voˈlum.ni.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingularThe name of a Roman gens, famously held by
- masculinesingularLucius Volumnius Flamma Violens, a Roman consul
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Volumnius | — |
| genitive | Volumniī Volumnī | — |
| dative | Volumniō | — |
| accusative | Volumnium | — |
| ablative | Volumniō | — |
| vocative | Volumnī | — |
Volumnĭus, i, m.; Volumnĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
1. P. Volumnius, a Roman consul, Liv. 3, 10.—
2. L. Volumnius, a consul, who conquered the Samnites, Liv. 9, 42; 10, 18 sq.—
II. Volumnia.
1. The wife of Coriolanus, Liv. 2, 40. —
2. A freed-woman, mistress of M. Antonius, Cic. Phil. 2, 24; otherwise called Cytheris, v. Cytheris.—Hence, Volumnĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or named from Volumnius:
exercitus, Liv. 19, 12.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Volumnius From Volumnus (“a Roman god”) + -ius.