Statius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Chiefly attested as a Samnite name, hence probably from Oscan 𐌔𐌕𐌀𐌀𐌕𐌉(𐌉)𐌔 (staati(i)s).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstaː.ti.us/, [ˈs̠t̪äːt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstat.t͡si.us/, [ˈst̪ät̪ː͡s̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Stātius m (genitive Stātiī or Stātī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
- Statius Gellius, a Samnite general
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Publius Papinius Statius, a Roman poet
- Caecilius Statius, a Roman comic poet
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Stātius | Stātiī |
| Genitive | Stātiī Stātī1 |
Stātiōrum |
| Dative | Stātiō | Stātiīs |
| Accusative | Stātium | Stātiōs |
| Ablative | Stātiō | Stātiīs |
| Vocative | Stātī | Stātiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants edit
- Italian: Stazio
References edit
- “Statius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Statius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.