Holconius

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from Etruscan.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Holcōnius m sg (genitive Holcōniī or Holcōnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Holconius Rufus, an eques of Pompeii

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Holcōnius
Genitive Holcōniī
Holcōnī1
Dative Holcōniō
Accusative Holcōnium
Ablative Holcōniō
Vocative Holcōnī

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

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “Holconius”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 656