vatius

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wat- (“curved”) +‎ -ius. Cognate with vatrāx (“having deformed feet”), Proto-Germanic *waþwô (“curve, bend; calf of the leg, knee”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwa.ti.us/, [ˈwa.ti.ʊs]

Adjective

vatius (feminine vatia, neuter vatium); first/second declension

  1. bent outwards
  2. bow-legged

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative vatius vatia vatium vatiī vatiae vatia
Genitive vatiī vatiae vatiī vatiōrum vatiārum vatiōrum
Dative vatiō vatiae vatiō vatiīs vatiīs vatiīs
Accusative vatium vatiam vatium vatiōs vatiās vatia
Ablative vatiō vatiā vatiō vatiīs vatiīs vatiīs
Vocative vatie vatia vatium vatiī vatiae vatia

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vatāx”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 656
  • vatius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vatius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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