Aurius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ri.us/, [ˈäu̯riʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ri.us/, [ˈäːu̯rius]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurius m sg (genitive Auriī or Aurī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Aurius, a Roman prisoner during the Social War
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aurius |
| Genitive | Auriī Aurī1 |
| Dative | Auriō |
| Accusative | Aurium |
| Ablative | Auriō |
| Vocative | Aurī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- Aurius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.