Sittius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsit.ti.us/, [ˈs̠ɪt̪ːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsit.ti.us/, [ˈsit̪ːius]
Proper noun edit
Sittius m sg (genitive Sittiī or Sittī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Sittius, a Roman mercenary
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sittius |
| Genitive | Sittiī Sittī1 |
| Dative | Sittiō |
| Accusative | Sittium |
| Ablative | Sittiō |
| Vocative | Sittī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Sittius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sittius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.