Gaudentius

Latin

Etymology

From gaudēns (“rejoicing”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡau̯ˈden.ti.us/, [ɡäu̯ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡau̯ˈden.t͡si.us/, [ɡäu̯ˈd̪ɛnt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Gaudentius m (genitive Gaudentiī or Gaudentī); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Gaudentius

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Gaudentius	Gaudentiī
Genitive	Gaudentiī Gaudentī1	Gaudentiōrum
Dative	Gaudentiō	Gaudentiīs
Accusative	Gaudentium	Gaudentiōs
Ablative	Gaudentiō	Gaudentiīs
Vocative	Gaudentī	Gaudentiī

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

Descendants

• Catalan: Gaudenci
• French: Gaudence
• Italian: Gaudenzio
• Portuguese: Gaudêncio
• Romanian: Gaudențiu
• Spanish: Gaudencio