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Cognomen
Cog-no′men
,Noun.
[L.:
co-
+ (g
)nomen
name.] 1.
The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
2.
(Eng. Law)
A surname.
Definition 2024
cognomen
cognomen
English
Noun
cognomen (plural cognomens or cognomina)
- surname
- the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome
- a nickname or epithet by which someone is identified; a byname; a moniker or sobriquet
Translations
surname
the third part of the name of a citizen of ancient Rome
nickname
Latin
Etymology
From Latin com- (“together, with”) + nōmen (“name”). The g is from false association with cognōscō (“recognize”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koːɡˈnoː.men/, [koːŋˈnoː.mẽ]
Noun
cōgnōmen n (genitive cōgnōminis); third declension
- surname
- third part of a formal name
- an additional name derived from some characteristic
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōgnōmen | cōgnōmina |
| genitive | cōgnōminis | cōgnōminum |
| dative | cōgnōminī | cōgnōminibus |
| accusative | cōgnōmen | cōgnōmina |
| ablative | cōgnōmine | cōgnōminibus |
| vocative | cōgnōmen | cōgnōmina |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- cognomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cognomen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- COGNOMEN in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cognomen”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- cognomen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cognomen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin