Caesius

See also: caesius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.si.us/, [ˈkäe̯s̠iʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.si.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬ius]

Proper noun

Caesius m sg (genitive Caesiī or Caesī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Caesius Bassus, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Caesius
Genitive Caesiī
Caesī1
Dative Caesiō
Accusative Caesium
Ablative Caesiō
Vocative Caesī

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

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