Appius
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Appius, probably a Latinized form of an Italic name Attius, from Oscan, Umbrian, or Sabine.
Proper noun edit
Appius
- A Roman male given name from Latin, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way
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Roman name
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈap.pi.us/, [ˈäpːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈap.pi.us/, [ˈäpːius]
Proper noun edit
Appius m (genitive Appiī or Appī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, e.g.:
- Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Appius | Appiī |
| Genitive | Appiī Appī1 |
Appiōrum |
| Dative | Appiō | Appiīs |
| Accusative | Appium | Appiōs |
| Ablative | Appiō | Appiīs |
| Vocative | Appī | Appiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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Adjective edit
Appius (feminine Appia, neuter Appium); first/second-declension adjective
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Appius | Appia | Appium | Appiī | Appiae | Appia | |
| Genitive | Appiī | Appiae | Appiī | Appiōrum | Appiārum | Appiōrum | |
| Dative | Appiō | Appiō | Appiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Appium | Appiam | Appium | Appiōs | Appiās | Appia | |
| Ablative | Appiō | Appiā | Appiō | Appiīs | |||
| Vocative | Appie | Appia | Appium | Appiī | Appiae | Appia | |
References edit
- “Appius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Appius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.