Septimius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *Septemos. Internally, from septimus (“seventh”) + -ius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sepˈti.mi.us/, [s̠ɛpˈt̪ɪmiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sepˈti.mi.us/, [sepˈt̪iːmius]
Proper noun edit
Septimius m sg (genitive Septimiī or Septimī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Septimius |
| Genitive | Septimiī Septimī1 |
| Dative | Septimiō |
| Accusative | Septimium |
| Ablative | Septimiō |
| Vocative | Septimī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Ancient Greek: Σεπτίμιος (Septímios)
References edit
- “Septimius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Septimius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.