Firmius
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See also: firmius
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From firmus (“stable, firm”) + -ius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mi.us/, [ˈfɪrmiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mi.us/, [ˈfirmius]
Proper noun[edit]
Firmius m sg (genitive Firmiī or Firmī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Firmius Cato, one of the accusers of Marcus Scribonius Libo
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Firmius |
| Genitive | Firmiī Firmī1 |
| Dative | Firmiō |
| Accusative | Firmium |
| Ablative | Firmiō |
| Vocative | Firmī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Firmius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Firmius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.