Curtius
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Latin
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Etymology
[edit]From curtus (“short”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkur.ti.us/, [ˈkʊrt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkur.t͡si.us/, [ˈkurt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Curtius m sg (genitive Curtiī or Curtī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Curtius, a Roman mythological figure
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Curtius |
| genitive | Curtiī Curtī1 |
| dative | Curtiō |
| accusative | Curtium |
| ablative | Curtiō |
| vocative | Curtī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Curtius (feminine Curtia, neuter Curtium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Curtia.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Curtius | Curtia | Curtium | Curtiī | Curtiae | Curtia | |
| genitive | Curtiī | Curtiae | Curtiī | Curtiōrum | Curtiārum | Curtiōrum | |
| dative | Curtiō | Curtiae | Curtiō | Curtiīs | |||
| accusative | Curtium | Curtiam | Curtium | Curtiōs | Curtiās | Curtia | |
| ablative | Curtiō | Curtiā | Curtiō | Curtiīs | |||
| vocative | Curtie | Curtia | Curtium | Curtiī | Curtiae | Curtia | |
References
[edit]- “Curtius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Curtius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.