Obsidius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈsi.di.us/, [ɔpˈs̠ɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈsi.di.us/, [obˈsiːd̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Obsidius m sg (genitive Obsidiī or Obsidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Obsidius |
| Genitive | Obsidiī Obsidī1 |
| Dative | Obsidiō |
| Accusative | Obsidium |
| Ablative | Obsidiō |
| Vocative | Obsidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Obsidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Obsidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.