Volteius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯olˈteː.i̯us/, [u̯ɔɫ̪ˈt̪eːi̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /volˈte.jus/, [vol̪ˈt̪ɛːjus]
Proper noun edit
Voltēius m sg (genitive Voltēiī or Voltēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Volteius, a Roman tribune
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Voltēius |
| Genitive | Voltēiī Voltēī1 |
| Dative | Voltēiō |
| Accusative | Voltēium |
| Ablative | Voltēiō |
| Vocative | Voltēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Volteius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray