Mamercus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from the name of the god Mamers (the Oscan name for Latin Mārs; compare Māmars). If so, doublet of Mārcus. Believed to have been brought to Rome during the reign of Numa Pompilius. See the doubtless related Māmurra for details.

Proper noun

Māmercus m (genitive Māmercī, feminine Māmerca); second declension

  1. A masculine praenomen, used most notably by the gens Aemilia.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Māmercus Māmercī
genitive Māmercī Māmercōrum
dative Māmercō Māmercīs
accusative Māmercum Māmercōs
ablative Māmercō Māmercīs
vocative Māmerce Māmercī

Further reading

  • “Mamercus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Mamercus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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