devius

Latin

Etymology

From dē- (“off”) +‎ via (“road, street, path; way, method”) +‎ -us/-ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.u̯i.us/, [ˈd̪eːu̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.vi.us/, [ˈd̪ɛːvius]

Adjective

dēvius (feminine dēvia, neuter dēvium); first/second-declension adjective

1. out of the way
2. devious
3. inconstant, erroneous, inconsistent, foolish

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dēvius	dēvia	dēvium		dēviī	dēviae	dēvia
Genitive	dēviī	dēviae	dēviī		dēviōrum	dēviārum	dēviōrum
Dative	dēviō		dēviō		dēviīs
Accusative	dēvium	dēviam	dēvium		dēviōs	dēviās	dēvia
Ablative	dēviō	dēviā	dēviō		dēviīs
Vocative	dēvie	dēvia	dēvium		dēviī	dēviae	dēvia

References

• “devius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “devius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• devius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.