Caesius
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See also: caesius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin caesius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.si.us/, [ˈkäe̯s̠iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.si.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Caesius m sg (genitive Caesiī or Caesī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Caesius Bassus, a Roman poet
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- “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.