Eggius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈeɡ.ɡi.us/, [ˈɛɡːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈed.d͡ʒi.us/, [ˈɛdː͡ʒius]

Proper noun

Eggius m sg (genitive Eggiī or Eggī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Eggius Ambibulus, a Roman senator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Eggius
genitive	Eggiī Eggī1
dative	Eggiō
accusative	Eggium
ablative	Eggiō
vocative	Eggī

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

References

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