Velocius

See also: velocius

Latin

Etymology

From vēlox (“fast, swift”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eːˈloː.ki.us/, [u̯eːˈɫ̪oːkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈlo.t͡ʃi.us/, [veˈlɔːt͡ʃius]

Proper noun

Vēlōcius m sg (genitive Vēlōciī or Vēlōcī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Vēlōcius
genitive	Vēlōciī Vēlōcī1
dative	Vēlōciō
accusative	Vēlōcium
ablative	Vēlōciō
vocative	Vēlōcī

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

References

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