sannio
Latin
Etymology
From sanna (“mocking grimace”) + -iō. Literally "one who makes grimaces" (or "pulls faces").
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsan.ni.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsan.ni.o]
Noun
sanniō m (genitive sanniōnis); third declension
- a buffoon; a performer who plays ridiculous characters
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanniō | sanniōnēs |
| genitive | sanniōnis | sanniōnum |
| dative | sanniōnī | sanniōnibus |
| accusative | sanniōnem | sanniōnēs |
| ablative | sanniōne | sanniōnibus |
| vocative | sanniō | sanniōnēs |
References
- “sannio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sannio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “sannio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.