Ventidius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯enˈti.di.us/, [u̯ɛn̪ˈt̪ɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /venˈti.di.us/, [ven̪ˈt̪iːd̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Ventidius m sg (genitive Ventidiī or Ventidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Ventidius Cumanus, a Roman procurator
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ventidius |
| Genitive | Ventidiī Ventidī1 |
| Dative | Ventidiō |
| Accusative | Ventidium |
| Ablative | Ventidiō |
| Vocative | Ventidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Ventidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ventidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.