Nerius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.ri.us/, [ˈneːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ri.us/, [ˈnɛːrius]

Proper noun

Nērius m sg (genitive Nēriī or Nērī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gnaeus Nerius, a Roman quaestor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nērius
Genitive	Nēriī Nērī1
Dative	Nēriō
Accusative	Nērium
Ablative	Nēriō
Vocative	Nērī

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

Derived terms

• Nēria

References

• “Ne'rius, Cn.”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Nerius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.