Volturcius
Latin
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editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯olˈtur.ki.us/, [u̯ɔɫ̪ˈt̪ʊrkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /volˈtur.t͡ʃi.us/, [vol̪ˈt̪urt͡ʃius]
Proper noun
editVolturcius m sg (genitive Volturciī or Volturcī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Titus Volturcius, a conspirator of Catiline
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Volturcius |
Genitive | Volturciī Volturcī1 |
Dative | Volturciō |
Accusative | Volturcium |
Ablative | Volturciō |
Vocative | Volturcī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- Vulturcius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Volturcius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray