Sentius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.ti.us/, [ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsen.t͡si.us/, [ˈsɛnt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Sentius m sg (genitive Sentiī or Sentī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Sentius Saturninus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sentius
Genitive	Sentiī Sentī1
Dative	Sentiō
Accusative	Sentium
Ablative	Sentiō
Vocative	Sentī

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

Derived terms

• Sentia

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Σέντιος (Séntios)

References

• “Sentius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sentius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.