Vestrius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯es.tri.us/, [ˈu̯ɛs̠t̪riʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈves.tri.us/, [ˈvɛst̪rius]
Proper noun edit
Vestrius m sg (genitive Vestriī or Vestrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Vestrius, a Roman eques
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vestrius |
| Genitive | Vestriī Vestrī1 |
| Dative | Vestriō |
| Accusative | Vestrium |
| Ablative | Vestriō |
| Vocative | Vestrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “P. Vestrius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray