Cocceius
Latin
Etymology
Possibly a stand-in for Cotteius (cf. the confusion of Attius and Accius). If so, then from Cotta.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kokˈkeː.i.us/, [kɔkˈkeːiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kotˈt͡ʃe.i.us/, [kotˈt͡ʃɛːius]
Proper noun
Coccēius m sg (genitive Coccēiī or Coccēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Cocceius Nerva, a Roman emperor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Coccēius |
| Genitive | Coccēiī Coccēī1 |
| Dative | Coccēiō |
| Accusative | Coccēium |
| Ablative | Coccēiō |
| Vocative | Coccēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Adjective
Coccēius (feminine Coccēia, neuter Coccēium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Coccēius.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Coccēius | Coccēia | Coccēium | Coccēiī | Coccēiae | Coccēia | |
| Genitive | Coccēiī | Coccēiae | Coccēiī | Coccēiōrum | Coccēiārum | Coccēiōrum | |
| Dative | Coccēiō | Coccēiō | Coccēiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Coccēium | Coccēiam | Coccēium | Coccēiōs | Coccēiās | Coccēia | |
| Ablative | Coccēiō | Coccēiā | Coccēiō | Coccēiīs | |||
| Vocative | Coccēie | Coccēia | Coccēium | Coccēiī | Coccēiae | Coccēia | |
Derived terms
- Coccēia
References
- “Cocceius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cocceius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Chase, George David (1897) "The Origin of Roman Praenomina". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. VIII.