thius

See also: þius

Latin

Alternative forms

• tīus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰiː.us/, [ˈt̪ʰiːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈti.us/, [ˈt̪iːus]

Noun

thīus m (genitive thīī); second declension

1. (Late Latin) uncle
   • 556 AD - 636 AD, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, page VIII:

     Tius Graecum est. Patruus frater patris est, quasi pater alius.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	thīus	thīī
Genitive	thīī	thīōrum
Dative	thīō	thīīs
Accusative	thīum	thīōs
Ablative	thīō	thīīs
Vocative	thī	thīī

Descendants

• Asturian: tíu
• Catalan: tio
• Corsican: ziu
• Italian: zio

• Portuguese: tio
• Sardinian: tiu
• Sicilian: ziu
• Spanish: tío

See also

• thīa

References

• thius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “thius”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “thius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Old Saxon

Determiner

thius

1. nominative feminine singular of these