Baebius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbae̯.bi.us/, [ˈbäe̯biʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.bi.us/, [ˈbɛːbius]

Proper noun

Baebius m sg (genitive Baebiī or Baebī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Baebius Tamphilus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Baebius
genitive	Baebiī Baebī1
dative	Baebiō
accusative	Baebium
ablative	Baebiō
vocative	Baebī

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

Derived terms

• Baebia

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Βαίβιος (Baíbios)

Adjective

Baebius (feminine Baebia, neuter Baebium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Baebia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Baebius	Baebia	Baebium		Baebiī	Baebiae	Baebia
genitive	Baebiī	Baebiae	Baebiī		Baebiōrum	Baebiārum	Baebiōrum
dative	Baebiō	Baebiae	Baebiō		Baebiīs
accusative	Baebium	Baebiam	Baebium		Baebiōs	Baebiās	Baebia
ablative	Baebiō	Baebiā	Baebiō		Baebiīs
vocative	Baebie	Baebia	Baebium		Baebiī	Baebiae	Baebia

Further reading

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