Salvius

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Oscan 𐌔𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌉𐌔 (salaviis, nom.sg.) /salawiːjes/ - cf. Latin salvus. Not used by the Roman upper class.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Salvius m sg (genitive Salviī or Salvī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Salvius
Genitive Salviī
Salvī1
Dative Salviō
Accusative Salvium
Ablative Salviō
Vocative Salvī

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Ancient Greek: Σαλούιος (Saloúios), Σάλβιος (Sálbios) (alternatively from Oscan)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karl-Ludwig (Bochum) Elvers, Jens (Bonn) Bartels, Wilhelm (Cologne) Kierdorf, Werner (Cologne) Eck (2006 October 1) “Salvius”, in Brill’s New Pauly‎[1]

Further reading[edit]

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