Insteius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈsteː.i̯us/, [ĩːˈs̠t̪eːi̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈste.jus/, [inˈst̪ɛːjus]

Proper noun

Instēius m sg (genitive Instēiī or Instēī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Attius Insteius Tertullus, a Roman prefect

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Instēius
Genitive	Instēiī Instēī1
Dative	Instēiō
Accusative	Instēium
Ablative	Instēiō
Vocative	Instēī

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