Vestorius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯esˈtoː.ri.us/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vesˈto.ri.us/, [vesˈt̪ɔːrius]

Proper noun

Vestōrius m sg (genitive Vestōriī or Vestōrī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Vestorius, a friend of Cicero

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vestōrius
Genitive	Vestōriī Vestōrī1
Dative	Vestōriō
Accusative	Vestōrium
Ablative	Vestōriō
Vocative	Vestōrī

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

Derived terms

• Vestōriānus

References

• Vestorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.