Pius
See also: pius
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Pius m
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Substantivization of pius (“pious”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.us/, [ˈpiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.us/, [ˈpiːus]
Proper noun edit
Pius m (genitive Piī or Pī); second declension
- a male given name, particularly as a regnal name of several popes of the Catholic Church.
- A cognomen, particularly of later Roman emperors.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Pius | Piī |
Genitive | Piī Pī1 |
Piōrum |
Dative | Piō | Piīs |
Accusative | Pium | Piōs |
Ablative | Piō | Piīs |
Vocative | Pī | Piī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).