Vesvius

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.sʷi.us/, [ˈu̯ɛs̠ʷiʊs̠]
• (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.

	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.