Bolanus

Bolanus

Latin

Etymology

    From Bōla (a city in Latium) + -ānus.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Bōlānus m sg (genitive Bōlānī); second declension

    1. A resident of Bola
    2. A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
      1. Marcus Vettius Bolanus, a Roman senator

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Bōlānus
    genitive Bōlānī
    dative Bōlānō
    accusative Bōlānum
    ablative Bōlānō
    vocative Bōlāne

    References

    • Bolanus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Bolanus, Vettius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray