Salvius

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sa., Sal. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From Oscan 𐌔𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌉𐌔 (salaviis, nom.sg.) /salawiːjes/ - cf. Latin salvus. Not used by the Roman upper class.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.u̯i.us/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪u̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.vi.us/, [ˈsälvius]

Proper noun

Salvius m sg (genitive Salviī or Salvī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Salvius
genitive	Salviī Salvī1
dative	Salviō
accusative	Salvium
ablative	Salviō
vocative	Salvī

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

Derived terms

• Salvia

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Σαλούιος (Saloúios), Σάλβιος (Sálbios) (alternatively from Oscan)

Further reading

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