Petreius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈtreː.i̯us/, [pɛˈt̪reːi̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈtre.jus/, [peˈt̪rɛːjus]

Proper noun

Petrēius m sg (genitive Petrēiī or Petrēī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Petreius, a Roman praetor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Petrēius
Genitive	Petrēiī Petrēī1
Dative	Petrēiō
Accusative	Petrēium
Ablative	Petrēiō
Vocative	Petrēī

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

Derived terms

• Petrēiānus

Adjective

Petrēius (feminine Petrēia, neuter Petrēium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Petreia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Petrēius	Petrēia	Petrēium		Petrēiī	Petrēiae	Petrēia
Genitive	Petrēiī	Petrēiae	Petrēiī		Petrēiōrum	Petrēiārum	Petrēiōrum
Dative	Petrēiō		Petrēiō		Petrēiīs
Accusative	Petrēium	Petrēiam	Petrēium		Petrēiōs	Petrēiās	Petrēia
Ablative	Petrēiō	Petrēiā	Petrēiō		Petrēiīs
Vocative	Petrēie	Petrēia	Petrēium		Petrēiī	Petrēiae	Petrēia

References

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