Appianus

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ap.piˈaː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ap.piˈaː.nus] === Etymology 1 === From Appius (“Appian”) +‎ -ānus (“of or pertaining to”, adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== Appiānus (feminine Appiāna, neuter Appiānum); first/second-declension adjective Of or pertaining to Appius (especially) Of or pertaining to Appius Claudius Caecus (ca. 340 BCE–273 BCE), an Ancient Roman politician who built the Appian Way. ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. ===== References ===== “Appianus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek Ἀππιανός (Appianós) ==== Proper noun ==== Appiānus m (genitive Appiānī); second declension A Roman male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by Appian of Alexandria (c. 95 – c. 165), a Roman historian of Greek descent ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. ===== References ===== “Appianus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers