Virius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.ri.us/, [ˈu̯ɪriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ri.us/, [ˈviːrius]

Proper noun

Virius m sg (genitive Viriī or Virī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Virius Lupus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Virius
genitive	Viriī Virī1
dative	Viriō
accusative	Virium
ablative	Viriō
vocative	Virī

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

References

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