Baebius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbae̯.bi.us/, [ˈbäe̯biʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbe.bi.us/, [ˈbɛːbius]
Proper noun edit
Baebius m sg (genitive Baebiī or Baebī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Baebius Tamphilus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Baebius |
| Genitive | Baebiī Baebī1 |
| Dative | Baebiō |
| Accusative | Baebium |
| Ablative | Baebiō |
| Vocative | Baebī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Ancient Greek: Βαίβιος (Baíbios)
Adjective edit
Baebius (feminine Baebia, neuter Baebium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Baebia.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Baebius | Baebia | Baebium | Baebiī | Baebiae | Baebia | |
| Genitive | Baebiī | Baebiae | Baebiī | Baebiōrum | Baebiārum | Baebiōrum | |
| Dative | Baebiō | Baebiō | Baebiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Baebium | Baebiam | Baebium | Baebiōs | Baebiās | Baebia | |
| Ablative | Baebiō | Baebiā | Baebiō | Baebiīs | |||
| Vocative | Baebie | Baebia | Baebium | Baebiī | Baebiae | Baebia | |
Further reading edit
- “Baebius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Baebius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.