Verrius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.ri.us/, [ˈu̯ɛrːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.ri.us/, [ˈvɛrːius]
Proper noun edit
Verrius m sg (genitive Verriī or Verrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Verrius Flaccus, a Roman grammarian
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Verrius |
| Genitive | Verriī Verrī1 |
| Dative | Verriō |
| Accusative | Verrium |
| Ablative | Verriō |
| Vocative | Verrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Verrius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Verrius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.