Faucius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯.ki.us/, [ˈfäu̯kiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈfäːu̯t͡ʃius]
Proper noun[edit]
Faucius m sg (genitive Fauciī or Faucī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Faucius |
| Genitive | Fauciī Faucī1 |
| Dative | Fauciō |
| Accusative | Faucium |
| Ablative | Fauciō |
| Vocative | Faucī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Adjective[edit]
Faucius (feminine Faucia, neuter Faucium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to gens Faucia
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Faucius | Faucia | Faucium | Fauciī | Fauciae | Faucia | |
| Genitive | Fauciī | Fauciae | Fauciī | Fauciōrum | Fauciārum | Fauciōrum | |
| Dative | Fauciō | Fauciō | Fauciīs | ||||
| Accusative | Faucium | Fauciam | Faucium | Fauciōs | Fauciās | Faucia | |
| Ablative | Fauciō | Fauciā | Fauciō | Fauciīs | |||
| Vocative | Faucie | Faucia | Faucium | Fauciī | Fauciae | Faucia | |
References[edit]
- “Faucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Faucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.