Maecius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯.ki.us/, [ˈmäe̯kiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈmɛːt͡ʃius]
Proper noun edit
Maecius m sg (genitive Maeciī or Maecī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Spurius Maecius Tarpa, a Roman critic
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Maecius |
| Genitive | Maeciī Maecī1 |
| Dative | Maeciō |
| Accusative | Maecium |
| Ablative | Maeciō |
| Vocative | Maecī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Maecius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maecius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.