Ostorius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /osˈtoː.ri.us/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /osˈto.ri.us/, [osˈt̪ɔːrius]
Proper noun edit
Ostōrius m sg (genitive Ostōriī or Ostōrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Ostorius Scapula, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ostōrius |
| Genitive | Ostōriī Ostōrī1 |
| Dative | Ostōriō |
| Accusative | Ostōrium |
| Ablative | Ostōriō |
| Vocative | Ostōrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Ostorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ostorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.