Fulvius
Latin
Etymology
From fulvus (“tawny”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊɫ.wi.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈful.vi.us]
Proper noun
Fulvius m sg (genitive Fulviī or Fulvī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Fulvius |
| genitive | Fulviī Fulvī1 |
| dative | Fulviō |
| accusative | Fulvium |
| ablative | Fulviō |
| vocative | Fulvī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Fulvia
- Fulviānus
- Forum Fulvii
References
- “Fulvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fulvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.