Sosius
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.si.us/, [ˈs̠ɔs̠iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.si.us/, [ˈsɔːs̬ius]
Proper noun[edit]
Sosius m sg (genitive Sosiī or Sosī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Sosius Senecio, a Roman consul
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sosius |
Genitive | Sosiī Sosī1 |
Dative | Sosiō |
Accusative | Sosium |
Ablative | Sosiō |
Vocative | Sosī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Sosius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sosius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.