Galerius
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡaˈɫeː.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡaˈlɛː.ri.us]
Proper noun
Galērius m (genitive Galēriī or Galērī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Galērius |
| genitive | Galēriī Galērī1 |
| dative | Galēriō |
| accusative | Galērium |
| ablative | Galēriō |
| vocative | Galērī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Galēria
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Γαλέριος (Galérios)
References
- “Galerius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Galerius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.