Sertorius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From *sertor + -ius, from serō (“to link”) + -tor (“-er”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /serˈtoː.ri.us/, [s̠ɛrˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /serˈto.ri.us/, [serˈt̪ɔːrius]
Proper noun edit
Sertōrius 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 edit
Second-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 edit
References 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.