Curius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈku.ri.us/, [ˈkʊriʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈku.ri.us/, [ˈkuːrius]
Proper noun
Curius m sg (genitive Curiī or Curī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Curius |
Genitive | Curiī Curī1 |
Dative | Curiō |
Accusative | Curium |
Ablative | Curiō |
Vocative | Curī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Curia
- Curiānus
References
- “Curius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Curius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette