Vesvius

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯es.u̯i.us/, [ˈu̯ɛs̠u̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.swi.us/, [ˈvɛːswius]

Proper noun

Vesvius m sg (genitive Vesviī or Vesvī); second declension

1. Contraction of Vesuvius.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vesvius
Genitive	Vesviī Vesvī1
Dative	Vesviō
Accusative	Vesvium
Ablative	Vesviō
Vocative	Vesvī

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

References

• Vesvĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,668/1.