Hirtius
Latin
Etymology
From hirtus (“hairy, shaggy”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhiːr.ti.us/, [ˈhiːrt̪iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈir.t͡si.us/, [ˈirt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
Hīrtius m sg (genitive Hīrtiī or Hīrtī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Hirtius, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hīrtius |
| Genitive | Hīrtiī Hīrtī1 |
| Dative | Hīrtiō |
| Accusative | Hīrtium |
| Ablative | Hīrtiō |
| Vocative | Hīrtī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Hirtia
- Hirtiānus
- Hirtīnus
References
- “Hirtius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hirtius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette