Gnaeus

Latin Alternative forms la Gneus la Cn. abbreviation la Cnaeus Cneus archaic/archaizing Etymology Probably the same word as la naevus birthmark, mole 1, as first proposed by Festus and commonly accepted by modern scholars. Chase cites the archaic spelling Gnaivos in support of this explanation.Sextus Pompeius Festus, epitome by Paulus DiaconusGeorge Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII (1897)(p. 153) Pronunciation Proper noun Gnaeus<2.both> Usage notes 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, page 616: The symbol [C] retained its old value [/g/] only when as the initial letter it represented the names Gaius and Gnæus, which, in consequence, are often erroneously written and sounded Caius and Cnæus. Declension Gnaeus<2.both> Descendants an Gneu ast Cneu ca Gneu es Cneo gl Cneo it Gneo pt Gneu ett 𐌂𐌍𐌄𐌅𐌄 𐌂𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌄𐌔 1Jacques Heurgon, Daily Life of the Etruscans (1964)Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft cu Гнѣи 1 de Gnaeus Gnäus 1 grc Γναίος Γναῖος Γνάιος 1 ru Гней 1 See also References Further reading 613 I