Tarquitius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Etruscan [Term?].
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tarˈkʷi.ti.us/, [t̪ärˈkʷɪt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tarˈkwit.t͡si.us/, [t̪ärˈkwit̪ː͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Tarquitius m sg (genitive Tarquitiī or Tarquitī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Tarquitius Catulus, a Roman governor
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tarquitius |
| Genitive | Tarquitiī Tarquitī1 |
| Dative | Tarquitiō |
| Accusative | Tarquitium |
| Ablative | Tarquitiō |
| Vocative | Tarquitī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Tarquitius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Tarquitius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.