Vasius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯a.si.us/, [ˈu̯äs̠iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.si.us/, [ˈväːs̬ius]
Proper noun
editVasius m sg (genitive Vasiī or Vasī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Titus Vasius, one of the conspirator against Quintus Cassius Longinus
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Vasius |
Genitive | Vasiī Vasī1 |
Dative | Vasiō |
Accusative | Vasium |
Ablative | Vasiō |
Vocative | Vasī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Vasius, T.”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray