Tius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τίος (Tíos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈti.us/, [ˈt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡si.us/, [ˈt̪͡s̪iːus]
Proper noun edit
Tius m sg (genitive Tiī or Tī); second declension
- A town on the coast of Bithynia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tius |
| Genitive | Tiī Tī1 |
| Dative | Tiō |
| Accusative | Tium |
| Ablative | Tiō |
| Vocative | Tī |
| Locative | Tiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “TIUS or TIUM”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Further reading edit
- Tium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.