Anicius

Latin

Etymology

From the gens Anicia, Anicii, of uncertain origin but likely Italic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈnɪ.ki.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈniː.t͡ʃi.us]

Proper noun

Anicius m sg (genitive Aniciī or Anicī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, a Roman poet and senator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Anicius
genitive	Aniciī Anicī1
dative	Aniciō
accusative	Anicium
ablative	Aniciō
vocative	Anicī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Anicia
• Aniciānus

References

• “Anicius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Chase, George Davis (1897): The Origin of Roman Praenomina