Claudius
English
Etymology
From Latin Claudius.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈklɔdiəs/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɔːdiəs/
Proper noun
Claudius
- A male given name.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 24:25-26:
- And he wrote a letter after this manner: Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
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- The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus"
Translations
Roman Emperor
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Related terms
- Claud
- Claude
- Claudia
- Claudian
Latin
Etymology
Traditionally said to be from claudus (“lame”), however, family history relates that the name was adopted as the Romanized from of an earlier Clausus, the Latin spelling of an original Sabine name. A Sabine word cognate with clausus (“shut, closed”), perfect passive participle of claudō (“I shut, close”) seems a more probable origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklau̯.di.us/, [ˈkɫau̯.di.ʊs]
Proper noun
Claudius m (genitive Claudiī); second declension
- A Roman gens name.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Claudius |
| Genitive | Claudiī Claudī1 |
| Dative | Claudiō |
| Accusative | Claudium |
| Ablative | Claudiō |
| Vocative | Claudī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- Claudia
Descendants
- English: Claude
- French: Claude
- Italian: Claudio
- Portuguese: Cláudio
- Romanian: Claudiu
- Spanish: Claudio
References
- Claudius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Claudius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette