Decius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈde.ki.us/, [ˈd̪ɛkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈd̪ɛːt͡ʃius]
Proper noun[edit]
Decius m sg (genitive Deciī or Decī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Decius Mus, a Roman consul
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Decius |
| Genitive | Deciī Decī1 |
| Dative | Deciō |
| Accusative | Decium |
| Ablative | Deciō |
| Vocative | Decī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Decius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Decius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.