Gratius
See also: gratius
Latin
Etymology
From grātus (“grateful”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡraː.ti.us/, [ˈɡräːt̪iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡrat.t͡si.us/, [ˈɡrät̪ː͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
Grātius m sg (genitive Grātiī or Grātī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gratius Faliscus, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Grātius |
| Genitive | Grātiī Grātī1 |
| Dative | Grātiō |
| Accusative | Grātium |
| Ablative | Grātiō |
| Vocative | Grātī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Gratius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Gratius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette