Faucius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.ki.us/, [ˈfäu̯kiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈfäːu̯t͡ʃius]

Proper noun

Faucius m sg (genitive Fauciī or Faucī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Faucius, an eques of Arpinum

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Faucius
Genitive	Fauciī Faucī1
Dative	Fauciō
Accusative	Faucium
Ablative	Fauciō
Vocative	Faucī

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

Adjective

Faucius (feminine Faucia, neuter Faucium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to gens Faucia

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Faucius	Faucia	Faucium		Fauciī	Fauciae	Faucia
Genitive	Fauciī	Fauciae	Fauciī		Fauciōrum	Fauciārum	Fauciōrum
Dative	Fauciō		Fauciō		Fauciīs
Accusative	Faucium	Fauciam	Faucium		Fauciōs	Fauciās	Faucia
Ablative	Fauciō	Fauciā	Fauciō		Fauciīs
Vocative	Faucie	Faucia	Faucium		Fauciī	Fauciae	Faucia

References

• “Faucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Faucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.