dusius

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *dusios (“incubus, monster”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeus- (“spirit”). Compare Proto-Slavic *duša (“spirit, soul”).

Noun

dusius m (genitive dusiī); second declension

  1. a kind of evil spirit

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dusius dusiī
Genitive dusiī dusiōrum
Dative dusiō dusiīs
Accusative dusium dusiōs
Ablative dusiō dusiīs
Vocative dusie dusiī

References
  • dusius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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