Sertorius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom *sertor + -ius, from serō (“to link”) + -tor (“-er”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /serˈtoː.ri.us/, [s̠ɛrˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /serˈto.ri.us/, [serˈt̪ɔːrius]
Proper noun
editSertōrius m sg (genitive Sertōriī or Sertōrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Sertorius, a Roman general
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sertōrius |
Genitive | Sertōriī Sertōrī1 |
Dative | Sertōriō |
Accusative | Sertōrium |
Ablative | Sertōriō |
Vocative | Sertōrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Sertorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sertorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.