Didius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.di.us/, [ˈd̪iːd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.di.us/, [ˈd̪iːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Dīdius m sg (genitive Dīdiī or Dīdī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Didius Julianus, a Roman emperor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dīdius
genitive	Dīdiī Dīdī1
dative	Dīdiō
accusative	Dīdium
ablative	Dīdiō
vocative	Dīdī

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

Derived terms

• Dīdia

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Δίδιος (Dídios)

Adjective

Dīdius (feminine Dīdia, neuter Dīdium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Didia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Dīdius	Dīdia	Dīdium		Dīdiī	Dīdiae	Dīdia
genitive	Dīdiī	Dīdiae	Dīdiī		Dīdiōrum	Dīdiārum	Dīdiōrum
dative	Dīdiō	Dīdiae	Dīdiō		Dīdiīs
accusative	Dīdium	Dīdiam	Dīdium		Dīdiōs	Dīdiās	Dīdia
ablative	Dīdiō	Dīdiā	Dīdiō		Dīdiīs
vocative	Dīdie	Dīdia	Dīdium		Dīdiī	Dīdiae	Dīdia

References

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