Aius Locutius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The term *Āius is likely related to aiō (“to speak, assert”) and presumably means something akin to "affirmation." This term was combined with locūtius, from locūtus, the past perfect participle of loquor (“to speak”). Perhaps related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌇𐌕𐌖 (ahtu).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈaː.i̯us loˈkuː.ti.us/, [ˈäːi̯ʊs̠ ɫ̪ɔˈkuːt̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.jus loˈkut.t͡si.us/, [ˈäːjus loˈkut̪ː͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Āius Locūtius m sg (genitive Āiī Locūtiī or Āiī Locūtī or Āī Locūtiī or Āī Locūtī); second declension
- mysterious prophetic voice that warned the Romans of the attack of the Gauls before the Battle of the Allia
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun with a second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Āius Locūtius |
| genitive | Āiī Locūtiī Āiī Locūtī1 Āī Locūtiī Āī Locūtī1 |
| dative | Āiō Locūtiō |
| accusative | Āium Locūtium |
| ablative | Āiō Locūtiō |
| vocative | Āī Locūtī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Loquens Aius Loquens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Aius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Loquens Aius Loquens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.