Lucius

See also: lucius

English

Etymology

Latin Lucius, a common Roman praenomen deriving from lux (“light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːsɪəs/, /ˈluːʃəs/

Proper noun

Lucius

1. A male given name from Latin; rather rare in English.
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Related terms

• Loosh (diminutive)
• Lucian
• Lucia
• Lucy

Translations

male given name

• Esperanto: Lucio
• Greek: Λούκιος (el) m (Loúkios)
• Hungarian: Luciusz
• Italian: Lucio (it)
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• Latin: Lucius
• Polish: Lucjusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Lúcio (pt) m
• Vietnamese: Luciô

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Latin

Alternative forms

• (praenominal abbreviation): L.

Etymology

From lux (“light”), stem lūc-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.ki.us/, [ˈɫ̪uːkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈluːt͡ʃius]

Proper noun

Lūcius m (genitive Lūciī or Lūcī, feminine Lūcia); second declension

1. A masculine praenomen.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Lūcius	Lūciī
Genitive	Lūciī Lūcī1	Lūciōrum
Dative	Lūciō	Lūciīs
Accusative	Lūcium	Lūciōs
Ablative	Lūciō	Lūciīs
Vocative	Lūcī	Lūciī

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

Derived terms

• Lūcia f (praenomen)
• Lūcīpor (“slave of Lucius”)

Descendants

• English: Lucius, Luke
• Italian: Lucio

References

• “Lūcĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Lucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.