Herminius

Latin

Etymology

Of Etruscan origin, +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /herˈmiː.ni.us/, [hɛrˈmiːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /erˈmi.ni.us/, [erˈmiːnius]

Proper noun

Hermīnius m sg (genitive Hermīniī or Hermīnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Titus Herminius Aquilinus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hermīnius
Genitive	Hermīniī Hermīnī1
Dative	Hermīniō
Accusative	Hermīnium
Ablative	Hermīniō
Vocative	Hermīnī

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

Derived terms

• Hermīnia

Adjective

Hermīnius (feminine Hermīnia, neuter Hermīnium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Hermīnius.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Hermīnius	Hermīnia	Hermīnium		Hermīniī	Hermīniae	Hermīnia
Genitive	Hermīniī	Hermīniae	Hermīniī		Hermīniōrum	Hermīniārum	Hermīniōrum
Dative	Hermīniō		Hermīniō		Hermīniīs
Accusative	Hermīnium	Hermīniam	Hermīnium		Hermīniōs	Hermīniās	Hermīnia
Ablative	Hermīniō	Hermīniā	Hermīniō		Hermīniīs
Vocative	Hermīnie	Hermīnia	Hermīnium		Hermīniī	Hermīniae	Hermīnia

Derived terms

• Hermīnius mōns

References

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