Modius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmo.di.us/, [ˈmɔd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.di.us/, [ˈmɔːd̪ius]
Proper noun
editModius m sg (genitive Modiī or Modī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Modius Julius, a Roman governor
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Modius |
Genitive | Modiī Modī1 |
Dative | Modiō |
Accusative | Modium |
Ablative | Modiō |
Vocative | Modī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Modius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray