Saltius

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from saltō (“to dance”) or from saltus (“glade”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.ti.us/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.t͡si.us/, [ˈsält̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Saltius m sg (genitive Saltiī or Saltī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Saltius
genitive	Saltiī Saltī1
dative	Saltiō
accusative	Saltium
ablative	Saltiō
vocative	Saltī

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