Cuspius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkus.pi.us/, [ˈkʊs̠piʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkus.pi.us/, [ˈkuspius]
Proper noun edit
Cuspius m sg (genitive Cuspiī or Cuspī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Cuspius Fadus, a Roman procurator
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cuspius |
| Genitive | Cuspiī Cuspī1 |
| Dative | Cuspiō |
| Accusative | Cuspium |
| Ablative | Cuspiō |
| Vocative | Cuspī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Cuspius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cuspius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.