Helvidius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /helˈu̯i.di.us/, [hɛɫ̪ˈu̯ɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /elˈvi.di.us/, [elˈviːd̪ius]
Proper noun[edit]
Helvidius m sg (genitive Helvidiī or Helvidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Helvidius Priscus, a Roman philosopher
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Helvidius |
| Genitive | Helvidiī Helvidī1 |
| Dative | Helvidiō |
| Accusative | Helvidium |
| Ablative | Helvidiō |
| Vocative | Helvidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- “Helvidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Helvidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.