Sittius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsit.ti.us/, [ˈs̠ɪt̪ːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsit.ti.us/, [ˈsit̪ːius]
Proper noun
editSittius 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
editSecond-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
editReferences
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.