Abbius

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, perhaps the Pre-Latin/Paleo-European substrate hydronym prefix *ab- +‎ -ius, i.e. “of the river”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abbius m sg (genitive Abbiī or Abbī, feminine Abbia); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentilicium or “family name”

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Abbius Abbiī
Genitive Abbiī
Abbī1
Abbiōrum
Dative Abbiō Abbiīs
Accusative Abbium Abbiōs
Ablative Abbiō Abbiīs
Vocative Abbī Abbiī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References[edit]

  • Abbius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.