Horatius

Latin

Etymology

Possibly a Latinized Etruscan name.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hoˈraː.ti.us/, [hɔˈɾäːt̪iʊs̠]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /oˈraː.ti.us/, [ɔˈɾäːt̪i̯ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈra.t͡si.us/, [ɔˈɾɑːt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Horātius m (genitive Horātiī or Horātī); second declension

1. The name of a Roman gēns.
2. The Roman poet Horace.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Horātius	Horātiī
Genitive	Horātiī Horātī1	Horātiōrum
Dative	Horātiō	Horātiīs
Accusative	Horātium	Horātiōs
Ablative	Horātiō	Horātiīs
Vocative	Horātī	Horātiī

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

Descendants

• Catalan: Horaci
• → English: Horace
• Esperanto: Horacio
• French: Horace
• Italian: Orazio
• Portuguese: Horácio
• Romanian: Horațiu
• Italian: Arazziu
• Spanish: Horacio

References

• Horatius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• Horatius in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934