gaius
Latin
Alternative forms
- gaia f
Etymology
Probably of imitative origin, or related to the personal name Gaius.[1] Though only attested in Late Latin, it has been suggested that the name of the bird is archaic and predates the personal name.[2]
Noun
gaius m (genitive gaiī); second declension (Late Latin)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gaius | gaiī |
| genitive | gaiī | gaiōrum |
| dative | gaiō | gaiīs |
| accusative | gaium | gaiōs |
| ablative | gaiō | gaiīs |
| vocative | gaie | gaiī |
Descendants
References
- "gaius", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- ^ Myers, Susan (2022) The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 181
- ^ Palmer, Robert E. A. (1970) The Archaic Community of the Romans, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 145, note 1