Roscius
Latin
Etymology
Likely from rōscidus (“dewy, moist”), from rōs (“dew, moisture”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈros.ki.us/, [ˈrɔs̠kiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈroʃ.ʃi.us/, [ˈrɔʃːius]
Proper noun
Roscius m sg (genitive Rosciī or Roscī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Roscius Fabatus, a Roman politician
- Lucius Roscius Otho, a Roman tribune
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Roscius |
Genitive | Rosciī Roscī1 |
Dative | Rosciō |
Accusative | Roscium |
Ablative | Rosciō |
Vocative | Roscī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Roscia
- Rosciānus
References
- “Roscius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Roscius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette