Appius

English

Etymology

From Latin Appius, probably a Latinized form of an Italic name Attius, from Oscan, Umbrian, or Sabine.

Proper noun

Appius

1. A male given name in Latin, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way.

Related terms

• Appian

Translations

Roman name

• Armenian: Ապպիոս (Appios)
• French: Appius (fr)
• German: Appius (de)
• Greek: Άππιος (el) (Áppios)

  Ancient: Ἄππιος (Áppios)

• Italian: Appio (it)
• Latin: Appius
• Portuguese: Ápio m
• Russian: А́ппий (Áppij)

Anagrams

• appuis, sipapu

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈap.pi.us/, [ˈäpːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈap.pi.us/, [ˈäpːius]

Proper noun

Appius m (genitive Appiī or Appī); second declension

1. A masculine praenomen, e.g.:

   Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Appius	Appiī
genitive	Appiī Appī1	Appiōrum
dative	Appiō	Appiīs
accusative	Appium	Appiōs
ablative	Appiō	Appiīs
vocative	Appī	Appiī

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

Derived terms

• Appiānus

Adjective

Appius (feminine Appia, neuter Appium); first/second-declension adjective

1. Appian

   Via Appia

   Appian Way

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Appius	Appia	Appium		Appiī	Appiae	Appia
genitive	Appiī	Appiae	Appiī		Appiōrum	Appiārum	Appiōrum
dative	Appiō	Appiae	Appiō		Appiīs
accusative	Appium	Appiam	Appium		Appiōs	Appiās	Appia
ablative	Appiō	Appiā	Appiō		Appiīs
vocative	Appie	Appia	Appium		Appiī	Appiae	Appia

References

• “Appius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Appius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.