Pacuvius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paːˈku.u̯i.us/, [päːˈkuː̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈku.vi.us/, [päˈkuːvius]
Proper noun edit
Pācuvius 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 edit
Second-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 edit
References 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.