Blossius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈblos.si.us/, [ˈbɫ̪ɔs̠ːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈblos.si.us/, [ˈblɔsːius]
Proper noun edit
Blossius m sg (genitive Blossiī or Blossī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Blossius, a Roman philosopher
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Blossius |
| Genitive | Blossiī Blossī1 |
| Dative | Blossiō |
| Accusative | Blossium |
| Ablative | Blossiō |
| Vocative | Blossī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Ancient Greek: Βλόσσιος (Blóssios)
References edit
- “Blossius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Blossius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.