gaius
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- gaia f
Etymology
[edit]Probably of imitative origin, or related to the personal name Gaius.[1] Though only attested in Late Latin, it has been suggested that the name of the bird is archaic and predates the personal name.[2]
Noun
[edit]gaius m (genitive gaiī); second declension (Late Latin)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gaius | gaiī |
| Genitive | gaiī | gaiōrum |
| Dative | gaiō | gaiīs |
| Accusative | gaium | gaiōs |
| Ablative | gaiō | gaiīs |
| Vocative | gaie | gaiī |
Descendants
[edit]- Italo-Romance:
- Sicilian: gaju
- Gallo-Italic:
- Gallo-Romance:
References
[edit]- gaius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- ^ Myers, Susan (2022) The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 181
- ^ Palmer, Robert E. A. (1970) The Archaic Community of the Romans, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 145, note 1