Decrius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈde.kri.us/, [ˈd̪ɛkriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.kri.us/, [ˈd̪ɛːkrius]

Proper noun

Decrius m sg (genitive Decriī or Decrī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Decrius, a Roman commander during the insurrection of Tacfarinas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Decrius
Genitive	Decriī Decrī1
Dative	Decriō
Accusative	Decrium
Ablative	Decriō
Vocative	Decrī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Decriānus

References

• “Decrius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray