Quirinius

== Latin == === Etymology === From Quirīnus + -ius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷɪˈriː.ni.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷiˈriː.ni.us] === Proper noun === Quirīnius m sg (genitive Quirīniī or Quirīnī); second declension a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === References === “Quirinius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.