Cervarius
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See also: cervarius
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from cervārius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kerˈu̯aː.ri.us/, [kɛrˈu̯äːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈva.ri.us/, [t͡ʃerˈväːrius]
Proper noun[edit]
Cervārius m sg (genitive Cervāriī or Cervārī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Cervarius Proculus, a Roman man who took part in the Pisonian conspiracy
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cervārius |
| Genitive | Cervāriī Cervārī1 |
| Dative | Cervāriō |
| Accusative | Cervārium |
| Ablative | Cervāriō |
| Vocative | Cervārī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- “Proculus, Cervarius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray