Casius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.si.us/, [ˈkäs̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.si.us/, [ˈkäːs̬ius]

Proper noun

Casius m sg (genitive Casiī or Casī); second declension

1. A mountain in Syria, whose base was bathed by the river Orontes
2. A mountain in Egypt situated near the borders with Arabia
3. A river in Albania, forming the northern boundary of the country

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Casius
genitive	Casiī Casī1
dative	Casiō
accusative	Casium
ablative	Casiō
vocative	Casī
locative	Casiī

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

References

• Casius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Casius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly