Plancius
Latin
Etymology
From plancus (“flat-footed”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplan.ki.us/, [ˈpɫ̪äŋkiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈplan.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈplän̠ʲt͡ʃius]
Proper noun
Plancius m sg (genitive Planciī or Plancī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Plancius Varus, a Roman governor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Plancius |
Genitive | Planciī Plancī1 |
Dative | Planciō |
Accusative | Plancium |
Ablative | Planciō |
Vocative | Plancī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Plancia
References
- “Plancius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Plancius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette