Numisius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nuˈmi.si.us/, [nʊˈmɪs̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nuˈmi.si.us/, [nuˈmiːs̬ius]

Proper noun

Numisius m sg (genitive Numisiī or Numisī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Numisius, a Roman praetor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Numisius
Genitive	Numisiī Numisī1
Dative	Numisiō
Accusative	Numisium
Ablative	Numisiō
Vocative	Numisī

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

Derived terms

• Numisiānus

References

• “Numisius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Numisius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.