Gajus

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gājus m (genitive Gājī, feminine Gāja); second declension

  1. A masculine praenomen. alternative form of Gāius

Usage notes

  • The original pronunciation was trisyllabic Gāïus, for which the spelling Gājus is incorrect. However, a later bisyllabic pronunciation eventually displaced the original pronunciation.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Gājus Gājī
Gāī
genitive Gājī Gājōrum
dative Gājō Gājīs
Gāīs
accusative Gājum Gājōs
ablative Gājō Gājīs
Gāīs
vocative Gāje Gājī
Gāī