Rustius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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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 edit
Rustius 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 edit
Second-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