Blossius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈblos.si.us/, [ˈbɫ̪ɔs̠ːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈblos.si.us/, [ˈblɔsːius]

Proper noun

Blossius m sg (genitive Blossiī or Blossī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Blossius, a Roman philosopher

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Blossius
genitive	Blossiī Blossī1
dative	Blossiō
accusative	Blossium
ablative	Blossiō
vocative	Blossī

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

Derived terms

• Blossia

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Βλόσσιος (Blóssios)

References

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