Saufeius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈfeː.i̯us/, [s̠äu̯ˈfeːi̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈfe.jus/, [säu̯ˈfɛːjus]
Proper noun
[edit]Saufēius m sg (genitive Saufēiī or Saufēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Saufeius, a Roman eques
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Saufēius |
| genitive | Saufēiī Saufēī1 |
| dative | Saufēiō |
| accusative | Saufēium |
| ablative | Saufēiō |
| vocative | Saufēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Saufeius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Saufeius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Saufeius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray