Varius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯a.ri.us/, [ˈu̯äriʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.ri.us/, [ˈväːrius]
Proper noun
Varius m sg (genitive Variī or Varī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Varius Rufus, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Varius |
| Genitive | Variī Varī1 |
| Dative | Variō |
| Accusative | Varium |
| Ablative | Variō |
| Vocative | Varī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Varius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Varius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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