Lacerius

Latin

Etymology

From lacer (“mangled, torn”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /laˈke.ri.us/, [ɫ̪äˈkɛriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /laˈt͡ʃe.ri.us/, [läˈt͡ʃɛːrius]

Proper noun

Lacerius m sg (genitive Laceriī or Lacerī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Lacerius, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Lacerius
genitive	Laceriī Lacerī1
dative	Laceriō
accusative	Lacerium
ablative	Laceriō
vocative	Lacerī

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

References

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