Faberius

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from faber (craftsman) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Faberius m sg (genitive Faberiī or Faberī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Faberius, a secretary of Caesar

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Faberius
genitive Faberiī
Faberī1
dative Faberiō
accusative Faberium
ablative Faberiō
vocative Faberī

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

Derived terms

  • Faberiānus

References

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