Domitius

Latin

Etymology

Probably from domitus (“tamed”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /doˈmi.ti.us/, [d̪ɔˈmɪt̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /doˈmit.t͡si.us/, [d̪oˈmit̪ː͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Domitius m sg (genitive Domitiī or Domitī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Domitius
genitive	Domitiī Domitī1
dative	Domitiō
accusative	Domitium
ablative	Domitiō
vocative	Domitī

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

Derived terms

• Domitiānus

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Δομίτιος (Domítios)
• Italian: Domizio

References

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