Caesius
See also: caesius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Latin caesius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.si.us/, [ˈkäe̯s̠iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.si.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬ius]
Proper noun edit
Caesius m sg (genitive Caesiī or Caesī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Caesius Bassus, a Roman poet
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caesius |
| Genitive | Caesiī Caesī1 |
| Dative | Caesiō |
| Accusative | Caesium |
| Ablative | Caesiō |
| Vocative | Caesī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Caesius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caesius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.