Thorius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰo.ri.us/, [ˈt̪ʰɔriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ri.us/, [ˈt̪ɔːrius]

Proper noun

Thorius m sg (genitive Thoriī or Thorī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Lucius Thorius Balbus, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thorius
Genitive	Thoriī Thorī1
Dative	Thoriō
Accusative	Thorium
Ablative	Thoriō
Vocative	Thorī

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

Derived terms

• Thoria

Adjective

Thorius (feminine Thoria, neuter Thorium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Thoria.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Thorius	Thoria	Thorium		Thoriī	Thoriae	Thoria
Genitive	Thoriī	Thoriae	Thoriī		Thoriōrum	Thoriārum	Thoriōrum
Dative	Thoriō		Thoriō		Thoriīs
Accusative	Thorium	Thoriam	Thorium		Thoriōs	Thoriās	Thoria
Ablative	Thoriō	Thoriā	Thoriō		Thoriīs
Vocative	Thorie	Thoria	Thorium		Thoriī	Thoriae	Thoria

References

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