Varisidius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯a.riˈsi.di.us/, [u̯ärɪˈs̠ɪd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /va.riˈsi.di.us/, [väriˈs̬iːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Varisidius m sg (genitive Varisidiī or Varisidī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Varisidius, a Roman eques

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Varisidius
Genitive	Varisidiī Varisidī1
Dative	Varisidiō
Accusative	Varisidium
Ablative	Varisidiō
Vocative	Varisidī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “M. Varisidius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Varisidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.