Pacuvius
Latin
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paːˈku.u̯i.us/, [päːˈkuː̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈku.vi.us/, [päˈkuːvius]
Proper noun
editPācuvius m sg (genitive Pācuviī or Pācuvī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Pacuvius, a famous Roman poet
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Pācuvius |
Genitive | Pācuviī Pācuvī1 |
Dative | Pācuviō |
Accusative | Pācuvium |
Ablative | Pācuviō |
Vocative | Pācuvī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Pacuvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pacuvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.