Postumius

Latin

Etymology

From postumus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /posˈtu.mi.us/, [pɔs̠ˈt̪ʊmiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /posˈtu.mi.us/, [posˈt̪uːmius]

Proper noun

Postumius m sg (genitive Postumiī or Postumī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Aulus Postumius Tubertus, a Roman military leader

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Postumius
genitive	Postumiī Postumī1
dative	Postumiō
accusative	Postumium
ablative	Postumiō
vocative	Postumī

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

Derived terms

• Postumia
• Postumiānus

Adjective

Postumius (feminine Postumia, neuter Postumium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Postumia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Postumius	Postumia	Postumium		Postumiī	Postumiae	Postumia
genitive	Postumiī	Postumiae	Postumiī		Postumiōrum	Postumiārum	Postumiōrum
dative	Postumiō	Postumiae	Postumiō		Postumiīs
accusative	Postumium	Postumiam	Postumium		Postumiōs	Postumiās	Postumia
ablative	Postumiō	Postumiā	Postumiō		Postumiīs
vocative	Postumie	Postumia	Postumium		Postumiī	Postumiae	Postumia

References

• “Postumius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Postumius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.