"Gnaeus" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡnae̯.us/ [Classical], [ˈŋnäe̯ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈɲe.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɲɛːus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably the same word as naevus (“birthmark, mole”), as first proposed by Festus and commonly accepted by modern scholars. Chase cites the archaic spelling Gnaivos in support of this explanation. Etymology templates: {{m|la|naevus||birthmark, mole}} naevus (“birthmark, mole”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Gnaeus<2.both>}} Gnaeus m (genitive Gnaeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Gnaeus<2.both>}} Forms: Gnaeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gnaeus [nominative, singular], Gnaeī [nominative, plural], Gnaeī [genitive, singular], Gnaeōrum [genitive, plural], Gnaeō [dative, singular], Gnaeīs [dative, plural], Gnaeum [accusative, singular], Gnaeōs [accusative, plural], Gnaeō [ablative, singular], Gnaeīs [ablative, plural], Gnaee [singular, vocative], Gnaeī [plural, vocative]
  1. A masculine praenomen. Wikipedia link: Gnaeus Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: Gneus, Cn. [abbreviation], Cnaeus, Cneus (english: archaic/archaizing)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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