ascius

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄσκιος (áskios, “without shadow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ki.us/, [ˈäs̠kiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.ʃi.us/, [ˈäʃːius]

Adjective

ascius (feminine ascia, neuter ascium); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to southern countries, near the equator.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ascius	ascia	ascium		asciī	asciae	ascia
genitive	asciī	asciae	asciī		asciōrum	asciārum	asciōrum
dative	asciō	asciae	asciō		asciīs
accusative	ascium	asciam	ascium		asciōs	asciās	ascia
ablative	asciō	asciā	asciō		asciīs
vocative	ascie	ascia	ascium		asciī	asciae	ascia

References

• “ascius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ascius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.