Salvius

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Sa., Sal. (abbreviations)

Etymology edit

From Oscan 𐌔𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌉𐌔 (salaviis, nom.sg.) /salawiːjes/ - cf. Latin salvus. Not used by the Roman upper class.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.u̯i.us/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪u̯iʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.vi.us/, [ˈsälvius]

Proper noun edit

Salvius m sg (genitive Salviī or Salvī); second declension

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
1. Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Salvius
Genitive	Salviī Salvī¹
Dative	Salviō
Accusative	Salvium
Ablative	Salviō
Vocative	Salvī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms edit

Salvia

Descendants edit

Ancient Greek: Σαλούιος (Saloúios), Σάλβιος (Sálbios) (alternatively from Oscan)

References edit

^ Karl-Ludwig (Bochum) Elvers, Jens (Bonn) Bartels, Wilhelm (Cologne) Kierdorf, Werner (Cologne) Eck (2006 October 1) “Salvius”, in Brill’s New Pauly‎^[1]

Further reading edit

Salvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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