Caesius

See also: caesius

Latin

Etymology

From Latin caesius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.si.us/, [ˈkäe̯s̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.si.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬ius]

Proper noun

Caesius m sg (genitive Caesiī or Caesī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Caesius Bassus, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Caesius
Genitive	Caesiī Caesī1
Dative	Caesiō
Accusative	Caesium
Ablative	Caesiō
Vocative	Caesī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “Caesius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Caesius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.