tius

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tīus m (genitive tīī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of thīus (uncle)

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tīus tīī
Genitive tīī tīōrum
Dative tīō tīīs
Accusative tīum tīōs
Ablative tīō tīīs
Vocative tīī

Descendants[edit]

  • Asturian: tíu
  • Catalan: tio
  • Corsican: ziu
  • Italian: zio
  • Portuguese: tio
  • Sardinian: tiu
  • Sicilian: ziu
  • Spanish: tío

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • tius 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)
  • tius”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • tius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly