Falcidius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /falˈki.di.us/, [fäɫ̪ˈkɪd̪iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /falˈt͡ʃi.di.us/, [fäl̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːd̪ius]
Proper noun
Falcidius m sg (genitive Falcidiī or Falcidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Falcidius, a Roman tribune
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Falcidius |
| Genitive | Falcidiī Falcidī1 |
| Dative | Falcidiō |
| Accusative | Falcidium |
| Ablative | Falcidiō |
| Vocative | Falcidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Falcidia
- Falcidiānus
Descendants
- Translingual: Falcidius
Adjective
Falcidius (feminine Falcidia, neuter Falcidium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Falcidia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Falcidius | Falcidia | Falcidium | Falcidiī | Falcidiae | Falcidia | |
| Genitive | Falcidiī | Falcidiae | Falcidiī | Falcidiōrum | Falcidiārum | Falcidiōrum | |
| Dative | Falcidiō | Falcidiō | Falcidiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Falcidium | Falcidiam | Falcidium | Falcidiōs | Falcidiās | Falcidia | |
| Ablative | Falcidiō | Falcidiā | Falcidiō | Falcidiīs | |||
| Vocative | Falcidie | Falcidia | Falcidium | Falcidiī | Falcidiae | Falcidia | |
References
- “Falcidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Falcidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette