Saufeius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sau̯ˈfɛj.jʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sau̯ˈfɛː.jus]
Proper noun
Saufeius m sg (genitive Saufeiī or Saufeī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Saufeius, a Roman eques
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Saufeius |
| genitive | Saufeiī Saufeī1 |
| dative | Saufeiō |
| accusative | Saufeium |
| ablative | Saufeiō |
| vocative | Saufeī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Saufeia
References
- “Saufeius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Saufeius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Saufeius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray