Dexius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdek.si.us/, [ˈd̪ɛks̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdek.si.us/, [ˈd̪ɛksius]

Proper noun

Dexius m sg (genitive Dexiī or Dexī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dexius
Genitive	Dexiī Dexī1
Dative	Dexiō
Accusative	Dexium
Ablative	Dexiō
Vocative	Dexī

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

References

• Dexius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.