Gajus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaː.i̯us/, [ˈɡäːi̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.jus/, [ˈɡäːjus]

Proper noun

Gājus m (genitive Gājī, feminine Gāja); second declension

1. A masculine praenomen. Alternative form of Gāius.

Usage notes

• The original pronunciation was trisyllabic Gāïus, for which the spelling Gājus is incorrect. However, a later bisyllabic pronunciation eventually displaced the original pronunciation.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Gājus	Gājī Gāī
genitive	Gājī	Gājōrum
dative	Gājō	Gājīs Gāīs
accusative	Gājum	Gājōs
ablative	Gājō	Gājīs Gāīs
vocative	Gāje	Gājī Gāī