Galerius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Galērius m (genitive Galēriī or Galērī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Galerius, a Roman emperor

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.