Vasius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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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 edit
Vasius 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 edit
Second-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