Fufius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfuː.fi.us/, [ˈfuːfiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.fi.us/, [ˈfuːfius]
Proper noun edit
Fūfius m sg (genitive Fūfiī or Fūfī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Fufius Calenus, a Roman general
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fūfius |
| Genitive | Fūfiī Fūfī1 |
| Dative | Fūfiō |
| Accusative | Fūfium |
| Ablative | Fūfiō |
| Vocative | Fūfī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Fufius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fufius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.