Ulpius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈul.pi.us/, [ˈʊɫ̪piʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.pi.us/, [ˈulpius]

Proper noun

Ulpius m sg (genitive Ulpiī or Ulpī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ulpius
genitive	Ulpiī Ulpī1
dative	Ulpiō
accusative	Ulpium
ablative	Ulpiō
vocative	Ulpī

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

Derived terms

• Ulpia
• Ulpiānus

Adjective

Ulpius (feminine Ulpia, neuter Ulpium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Ulpia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Ulpius	Ulpia	Ulpium		Ulpiī	Ulpiae	Ulpia
genitive	Ulpiī	Ulpiae	Ulpiī		Ulpiōrum	Ulpiārum	Ulpiōrum
dative	Ulpiō	Ulpiae	Ulpiō		Ulpiīs
accusative	Ulpium	Ulpiam	Ulpium		Ulpiōs	Ulpiās	Ulpia
ablative	Ulpiō	Ulpiā	Ulpiō		Ulpiīs
vocative	Ulpie	Ulpia	Ulpium		Ulpiī	Ulpiae	Ulpia

References

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