Gentius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Illyrian, compare Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios), Γέντιος (Géntios). Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡen.ti.us/, [ˈɡɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.t͡si.us/, [ˈd͡ʒɛnt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Gentius m sg (genitive Gentiī or Gentī); second declension
- a male given name, the last Illyrian king
- 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 44.23.1:
- Perseus quod iam inchoatum perficere, quia inpensa pecuniae facienda erat, non inducebat in animum, ut Gentium Illyriorum regem sibi adiungeret
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gentius |
| Genitive | Gentiī Gentī1 |
| Dative | Gentiō |
| Accusative | Gentium |
| Ablative | Gentiō |
| Vocative | Gentī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
- ? gentiāna
Descendants edit
References edit
- Gentius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Gentius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
