Comenius
Latin
Etymology
From Czech Komenský + Latin -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔˈmɛ.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koˈmɛː.ni.us]
Proper noun
Comenius m sg (genitive Comeniī or Comenī); second declension
- (New Latin) a surname from Czech — famously held by:
- Jan Amos Komenský (1592–1670), Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Comenius |
| genitive | Comeniī Comenī1 |
| dative | Comeniō |
| accusative | Comenium |
| ablative | Comeniō |
| vocative | Comenī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).