Decrius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈde.kri.us/, [ˈd̪ɛkriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.kri.us/, [ˈd̪ɛːkrius]
Proper noun
[edit]Decrius m sg (genitive Decriī or Decrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Decrius, a Roman commander during the insurrection of Tacfarinas
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Decrius |
Genitive | Decriī Decrī1 |
Dative | Decriō |
Accusative | Decrium |
Ablative | Decriō |
Vocative | Decrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Decrius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray