Opimius

Latin

Etymology

From opīmus (“rich, plump”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Opīmius m (genitive Opīmiī or Opīmī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentilicium, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    Lucius Opimius, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Opīmius Opīmiī
genitive Opīmiī
Opīmī1 		Opīmiōrum
dative Opīmiō Opīmiīs
accusative Opīmium Opīmiōs
ablative Opīmiō Opīmiīs
vocative Opīmī Opīmiī

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

Derived terms

Adjective

Opīmius (feminine Opīmia, neuter Opīmium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Opimia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Opīmius Opīmia Opīmium Opīmiī Opīmiae Opīmia
genitive Opīmiī Opīmiae Opīmiī Opīmiōrum Opīmiārum Opīmiōrum
dative Opīmiō Opīmiae Opīmiō Opīmiīs
accusative Opīmium Opīmiam Opīmium Opīmiōs Opīmiās Opīmia
ablative Opīmiō Opīmiā Opīmiō Opīmiīs
vocative Opīmie Opīmia Opīmium Opīmiī Opīmiae Opīmia

References

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