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cognomen: all forms

cognomen means “surname, family name; nickname”. Below is its full declension in Latin.

Forms

Forms, singular
Neuter
Nominativecognomen
Genitivecognominis
Dativecognomini
Accusativecognomen
Ablativecognomine
Vocativecognomen
Locativecognomine
Forms, plural
Neuter
Nominativecognomina · cognomines
Genitivecognominum · cognominium
Dativecognominibus
Accusativecognomina
Ablativecognominibus
Vocativecognomina · cognomines
Locativecognominibus

Meaning and examples of cognomen

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.