Clodius

Latin

Etymology

Alternative form of Claudius, showing a plebeian or 'rustic' monophthongization of /au̯/ to /oː/.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkloː.di.us/, [ˈkɫ̪oːd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈklo.di.us/, [ˈklɔːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Clōdius m sg (genitive Clōdiī or Clōdī); second declension

1. A Roman gens name.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Clōdius
genitive	Clōdiī Clōdī1
dative	Clōdiō
accusative	Clōdium
ablative	Clōdiō
vocative	Clōdī

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

Related terms

• Clōdia

References

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