Naevius
See also: naevius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Substantivisation and use as a proper noun of the adjective naevius (“that has a mole on his body”), from naevus (“birthmark”, “mole”) + -ius; the adjective Naevius is derived from the proper noun.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈnäe̯u̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.vi.us/, [ˈnɛːvius]
Proper noun
[edit]Naevius m sg (genitive Naeviī or Naevī); second declension
- The name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is:
- Gnaeus Naevius (circa 270–circa 201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Naevius |
| genitive | Naeviī Naevī1 |
| dative | Naeviō |
| accusative | Naevium |
| ablative | Naeviō |
| vocative | Naevī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Naevius (feminine Naevia, neuter Naevium); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Naevius | Naevia | Naevium | Naeviī | Naeviae | Naevia | |
| genitive | Naeviī | Naeviae | Naeviī | Naeviōrum | Naeviārum | Naeviōrum | |
| dative | Naeviō | Naeviae | Naeviō | Naeviīs | |||
| accusative | Naevium | Naeviam | Naevium | Naeviōs | Naeviās | Naevia | |
| ablative | Naeviō | Naeviā | Naeviō | Naeviīs | |||
| vocative | Naevie | Naevia | Naevium | Naeviī | Naeviae | Naevia | |
References
[edit]- “Naevĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Naevius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.