Potitius
Latin
editEtymology
editMultiple theories relating to the standing of the Potitii in the cult of Hercules:
- Denis van Berchem suggests an archaic form of potītus, past participle of potior (“take possession”), indicating that they were slaves of the god on the model of Eastern temple practice.
- Jérôme Carcopino derives the term from Ancient Greek ποτίζω (potízō, “water, nourish”), in the sense of officiating at sacred meals.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /poˈtiː.ti.us/, [pɔˈt̪iːt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /poˈtit.t͡si.us/, [poˈt̪it̪ː͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
editPotītius m sg (genitive Potītiī or Potītī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Potītius |
Genitive | Potītiī Potītī1 |
Dative | Potītiō |
Accusative | Potītium |
Ablative | Potītiō |
Vocative | Potītī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editAdjective
editPotītius (feminine Potītia, neuter Potītium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Potitia.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Potītius | Potītia | Potītium | Potītiī | Potītiae | Potītia | |
Genitive | Potītiī | Potītiae | Potītiī | Potītiōrum | Potītiārum | Potītiōrum | |
Dative | Potītiō | Potītiō | Potītiīs | ||||
Accusative | Potītium | Potītiam | Potītium | Potītiōs | Potītiās | Potītia | |
Ablative | Potītiō | Potītiā | Potītiō | Potītiīs | |||
Vocative | Potītie | Potītia | Potītium | Potītiī | Potītiae | Potītia |
References
edit- “Potitius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Potitius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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