Rustius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈrus.ti.us/, [ˈrʊs̠t̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈrus.ti.us/, [ˈrust̪ius]
Proper noun
editRustius m sg (genitive Rustiī or Rustī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Rustius, a Roman minter
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Rustius |
Genitive | Rustiī Rustī1 |
Dative | Rustiō |
Accusative | Rustium |
Ablative | Rustiō |
Vocative | Rustī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “L. Rustius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray