Vespasius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯esˈpa.si.us/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈpäs̠iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vesˈpa.si.us/, [vesˈpäːs̬ius]
Proper noun
editVespasius m sg (genitive Vespasiī or Vespasī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Vespasius Pollio, the grandfather of Vespasianus
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Vespasius |
Genitive | Vespasiī Vespasī1 |
Dative | Vespasiō |
Accusative | Vespasium |
Ablative | Vespasiō |
Vocative | Vespasī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Vespasius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Vespasius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.