Messius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmes.si.us/, [ˈmɛs̠ːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmes.si.us/, [ˈmɛsːius]
Proper noun[edit]
Messius m sg (genitive Messiī or Messī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Arusianus Messius, a Roman grammarian
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Messius |
| Genitive | Messiī Messī1 |
| Dative | Messiō |
| Accusative | Messium |
| Ablative | Messiō |
| Vocative | Messī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- Messius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.