Naevius
See also: naevius
Latin
Etymology
Substantivisation and use as a proper noun of the adjective naevius (“that has a mole on his body”), from naevus (“birthmark”, “mole”) + -ius; the adjective Naevius is derived from the proper noun.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈnäe̯u̯iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.vi.us/, [ˈnɛːvius]
Proper noun
Naevius m sg (genitive Naeviī or Naevī); second declension
- The name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is:
- Gnaeus Naevius (circa 270–circa 201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Naevius |
| Genitive | Naeviī Naevī1 |
| Dative | Naeviō |
| Accusative | Naevium |
| Ablative | Naeviō |
| Vocative | Naevī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Naepor
- Naeviānus
Adjective
Naevius (feminine Naevia, neuter Naevium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or belonging to a member of the Naevius gens, Naevian
- Synonym: Naeviānus
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Naevius | Naevia | Naevium | Naeviī | Naeviae | Naevia | |
| Genitive | Naeviī | Naeviae | Naeviī | Naeviōrum | Naeviārum | Naeviōrum | |
| Dative | Naeviō | Naeviō | Naeviīs | ||||
| Accusative | Naevium | Naeviam | Naevium | Naeviōs | Naeviās | Naevia | |
| Ablative | Naeviō | Naeviā | Naeviō | Naeviīs | |||
| Vocative | Naevie | Naevia | Naevium | Naeviī | Naeviae | Naevia | |
References
- “Naevĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Naevius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette