Gajus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːi̯.i̯us/, [ˈɡäːi̯ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.jus/, [ˈɡäːjus]

Proper noun

Gājus m (genitive Gājī, feminine Gāja); second declension

1. A masculine praenomen. Alternative form of Gāius.

Usage notes

• The original pronunciation was trisyllabic Gāĭus, for which the spelling Gājus is incorrect. However, a later bisyllabic pronunciation eventually displaced the original pronunciation.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Gājus	Gāī
Genitive	Gājī	Gājōrum
Dative	Gājō	Gāīs
Accusative	Gājum	Gājōs
Ablative	Gājō	Gāīs
Vocative	Gāī	Gāī

The noun Gājus possesses several irregularly syncopated forms in the nominative, dative, ablative, and vocative plural.