Gervasius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gervasis

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡerˈu̯a.si.us/, [ɡɛrˈu̯äs̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒerˈva.si.us/, [d͡ʒerˈväːs̬ius]

Proper noun

Gervasius m sg (genitive Gervasiī or Gervasī); second declension

1. a male given name

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gervasius
Genitive	Gervasiī Gervasī1
Dative	Gervasiō
Accusative	Gervasium
Ablative	Gervasiō
Vocative	Gervasī

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

Descendants

• German: Faas, Vaas
• English: Gervase
• French: Gervais
• Italian: Gervasio
• Portuguese: Gervásio