Saufeius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈfeː.i̯us/, [s̠äu̯ˈfeːi̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈfe.jus/, [säu̯ˈfɛːjus]
Proper noun edit
Saufēius m sg (genitive Saufēiī or Saufēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Saufeius, a Roman eques
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Saufēius |
| Genitive | Saufēiī Saufēī1 |
| Dative | Saufēiō |
| Accusative | Saufēium |
| Ablative | Saufēiō |
| Vocative | Saufēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Saufeius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Saufeius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Saufeius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray