Tettius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtet.ti.us/, [ˈt̪ɛt̪ːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtet.ti.us/, [ˈt̪ɛt̪ːius]

Proper noun

Tettius m sg (genitive Tettiī or Tettī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tettius
Genitive	Tettiī Tettī1
Dative	Tettiō
Accusative	Tettium
Ablative	Tettiō
Vocative	Tettī

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

Derived terms

• Tettia

References

• Tettius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.