Virginius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of Verginius, possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden”). Compare the similar change from Vergilius to later Virgilius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯irˈɡi.ni.us/, [u̯ɪrˈɡɪniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /virˈd͡ʒi.ni.us/, [virˈd͡ʒiːnius]
Proper noun edit
Virginius m (genitive Virginiī or Virginī, feminine Virginia); second declension
- Alternative form of Verginius
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Virginius | Virginiī |
| Genitive | Virginiī Virginī1 |
Virginiōrum |
| Dative | Virginiō | Virginiīs |
| Accusative | Virginium | Virginiōs |
| Ablative | Virginiō | Virginiīs |
| Vocative | Virginī | Virginiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Virginius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Virginius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Virginius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray