Vasius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯a.si.us/, [ˈu̯äs̠iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.si.us/, [ˈväːs̬ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Vasius m sg (genitive Vasiī or Vasī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Titus Vasius, one of the conspirator against Quintus Cassius Longinus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Vasius |
| genitive | Vasiī Vasī1 |
| dative | Vasiō |
| accusative | Vasium |
| ablative | Vasiō |
| vocative | Vasī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Vasius, T.”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray