Messius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.si.us/, [ˈmɛs̠ːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmes.si.us/, [ˈmɛsːius]

Proper noun

Messius m sg (genitive Messiī or Messī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Arusianus Messius, a Roman grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Messius
genitive	Messiī Messī1
dative	Messiō
accusative	Messium
ablative	Messiō
vocative	Messī

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

References

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