Domitius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably from domitus (“tamed”) + -ius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /doˈmi.ti.us/, [d̪ɔˈmɪt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /doˈmit.t͡si.us/, [d̪oˈmit̪ː͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Domitius m sg (genitive Domitiī or Domitī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Domitius |
| Genitive | Domitiī Domitī1 |
| Dative | Domitiō |
| Accusative | Domitium |
| Ablative | Domitiō |
| Vocative | Domitī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Domitius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Domitius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.