Tiburtius
Latin
Etymology
From Tīburtus (“the legendary founder of Tivoli”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tiːˈbʊr.ti.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪iˈbur.t̪͡s̪i.us]
Proper noun
Tīburtius m sg (genitive Tīburtiī or Tīburtī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Tiburtius, a Roman centurion
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tīburtius |
| genitive | Tīburtiī Tīburtī1 |
| dative | Tīburtiō |
| accusative | Tīburtium |
| ablative | Tīburtiō |
| vocative | Tīburtī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Tiburtius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.