Casperius

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Casperius m sg (genitive Casperiī or Casperī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Casperius Aelianus, a Roman prefect

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Casperius
Genitive Casperiī
Casperī1
Dative Casperiō
Accusative Casperium
Ablative Casperiō
Vocative Casperī

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

References[edit]

  • Casperius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Casperius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette