Precius

See also: precius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.ki.us/, [ˈprɛkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈprɛːt͡ʃius]

Proper noun

Precius m sg (genitive Preciī or Precī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Precius
genitive	Preciī Precī1
dative	Preciō
accusative	Precium
ablative	Preciō
vocative	Precī

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

Derived terms

• Preciānus