Romanus, Romana

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Romanus, Romana

• Quod nomen est tibi?

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tria nomina Romanorum
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What if two men share the same name?

• Gaius Plinius maior Pliny the Elder,
• He was the famous uncle of
• Gaius Plinius minor Pliny the
  Younger
• These are not cognomina,
• merely adjectives of comparison

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nomen gentile clan name

• Iulii, the Julian clan
• everyone named Iulius
• Tullii, the clan of the Tullii
• everyone named Tullius
• Calpurnii, the clan of the Calpurnius family
• (ltgens, gentis, f. family, clan)

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casus vocativus

• Salve, Gai !
• Quid agis, Marce?
• Quo vadis, Luci?

• Hello, Gaius !
• How are you, Marcus?
• Where are you going,
• Lucius?

• The vocative is the case

• of Direct Address.

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What if there are two or more daughters?

• nomina feminarum
• Iulia, a daughter of the Iulii
• Tullia, a daughter of Tullius
• Calpurnia, a women of the gens Calpurnia

• Iulia prima, first Julia, and Iulia secunda

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• A matrimonial formula
• Ubi tu, Gai, ego Gaia!
• Where you (are), Gaius, I am!
• Feminine names do not change when used in Direct
  Address

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What is the Vocative of Paulus?

• When addressing a male whose praenomen ends us,
  put e for us.
• Paule, sede attente!

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What is the Vocative of Tiberius?

• When addressing a male whose praenomen ends ius,
  drop the us.
• Tiberi, demonstrate decorum in classe!

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What is the Vocative of Jesus?

• Nota Bene This is irregular, drop the s.
• Jesu, joy of mans desiring.
• How did one address Pontius Pilatus?
• O Ponti Pilate, ecce Iesus Nazarenus Rex
  Iudaeorum!

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Temptate bonas formas facere

• What form is the Vocative for each name below
• Claudia
• Aemilius
• Hortensius
• Regulus
• Decimus
• Septimius

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Responsa bona sunt

• Claudia females are addressed by the usual
  nominative (subject) form
• Aemili a male name ending iusgt -i
• Hortensi as above, -iusgt -i
• Regule a male name ending usgt-e
• Decime as above
• Septimi as in 2 and 3
• finis