Alfius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Alphius

Etymology

Probably from Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu). Compare Albius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fi.us/, [ˈäɫ̪fiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fi.us/, [ˈälfius]

Proper noun

Alfius m sg (genitive Alfiī or Alfī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Alphius Avitus, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Alfius
genitive	Alfiī Alfī1
dative	Alfiō
accusative	Alfium
ablative	Alfiō
vocative	Alfī

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

References

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