Paetus

See also: paetus

Latin

Etymology

From paetus (“squinting”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpae̯.tus/, [ˈpäe̯t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tus/, [ˈpɛːt̪us]

Proper noun

Paetus m sg (genitive Paetī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Publius Aelius Paetus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Paetus
Genitive	Paetī
Dative	Paetō
Accusative	Paetum
Ablative	Paetō
Vocative	Paete

References

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