Hirtius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From hirtus (“hairy, shaggy”) + -ius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhiːr.ti.us/, [ˈhiːrt̪iʊs̠] or IPA(key): /ˈhir.ti.us/, [ˈhɪrt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈir.t͡si.us/, [ˈirt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Hī̆rtius m sg (genitive Hī̆rtiī or Hī̆rtī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Hirtius, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hī̆rtius |
| Genitive | Hī̆rtiī Hī̆rtī1 |
| Dative | Hī̆rtiō |
| Accusative | Hī̆rtium |
| Ablative | Hī̆rtiō |
| Vocative | Hī̆rtī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Hirtius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hirtius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.