Publius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From populus. Compare pūblicus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpuː.bli.us/, [ˈpuːblʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpu.bli.us/, [ˈpuːblius]
Proper noun edit
Pūblius m (genitive Pūbliī or Pūblī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
- Publius Valerius Publicola (6th century BCE)
- Pūblius Aelius Hadriānus (birth name of emperor Caesar Trāiānus Hadriānus Augustus)
- Publius Ovidius Naso (Roman poet, 43 BCE - 17 CE)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Pūblius | Pūbliī |
| Genitive | Pūbliī Pūblī1 |
Pūbliōrum |
| Dative | Pūbliō | Pūbliīs |
| Accusative | Pūblium | Pūbliōs |
| Ablative | Pūbliō | Pūbliīs |
| Vocative | Pūblī | Pūbliī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Publius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pūblĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,273/2.