Helvius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom helvus (“honey-yellow”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhel.u̯i.us/, [ˈhɛɫ̪u̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.vi.us/, [ˈɛlvius]
Proper noun
editHelvius m sg (genitive Helviī or Helvī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Helvius Pertinax, a Roman emperor
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Helvius |
Genitive | Helviī Helvī1 |
Dative | Helviō |
Accusative | Helvium |
Ablative | Helviō |
Vocative | Helvī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Helvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Helvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.