Novius
Latin
Etymology
From novus (“new”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯i.us/, [ˈnou̯iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.vi.us/, [ˈnɔːvius]
Proper noun
Novius m sg (genitive Noviī or Novī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Novius, a Roman composer
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Novius |
Genitive | Noviī Novī1 |
Dative | Noviō |
Accusative | Novium |
Ablative | Noviō |
Vocative | Novī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Novia
- Noviānus
References
- “Novius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Novius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette