Naevius

See also: naevius

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Substantivisation and use as a proper noun of the adjective naevius (“that has a mole on his body”), from naevus (“birthmark”, “mole”) +‎ -ius; the adjective Naevius is derived from the proper noun.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈnäe̯u̯iʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.vi.us/, [ˈnɛːvius]

Proper noun edit

Naevius m sg (genitive Naeviī or Naevī); second declension

The name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is:
1. Gnaeus Naevius (circa 270–circa 201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Naevius
Genitive	Naeviī Naevī¹
Dative	Naeviō
Accusative	Naevium
Ablative	Naeviō
Vocative	Naevī

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

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

Naevius (feminine Naevia, neuter Naevium); first/second-declension adjective

of or belonging to a member of the Naevius gens, Naevian
Synonym: Naeviānus

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	Naevius	Naevia	Naevium	Naeviī	Naeviae	Naevia
Genitive	Naeviī	Naeviae	Naeviī	Naeviōrum	Naeviārum	Naeviōrum
Dative	Naeviō	Naeviae	Naeviō	Naeviīs
Accusative	Naevium	Naeviam	Naevium	Naeviōs	Naeviās	Naevia
Ablative	Naeviō	Naeviā	Naeviō	Naeviīs
Vocative	Naevie	Naevia	Naevium	Naeviī	Naeviae	Naevia

References edit

“Naevĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Naevius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.