devius
Latin
Etymology
Derived from Latin via (“road, path”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.wi.us/, [ˈdeː.wi.ʊs]
Adjective
dēvius (feminine dēvia, neuter dēvium); first/second declension
- out of the way
- devious
- inconstant, erroneous, inconsistent, foolish
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dēvius | dēvia | dēvium | dēviī | dēviae | dēvia | |
| Genitive | dēviī | dēviae | dēviī | dēviōrum | dēviārum | dēviōrum | |
| Dative | dēviō | dēviae | dēviō | dēviīs | dēviīs | dēviīs | |
| Accusative | dēvium | dēviam | dēvium | dēviōs | dēviās | dēvia | |
| Ablative | dēviō | dēviā | dēviō | dēviīs | dēviīs | dēviīs | |
| Vocative | dēvie | dēvia | dēvium | dēviī | dēviae | dēvia | |
References
- devius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- devius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- devius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette