Sextus

Sextus

See also: sextus

Latin

An aureus with on the obverse the profile of Sextus Pompeius "Magnus Pius" and profiles of his murdered father and brother on the reverse.

Alternative forms

• Sex. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From sextus, probably originally referring to the month of birth, sextīlis (“August”), rather than its order.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsek.stus/, [ˈs̠ɛks̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsek.stus/, [ˈsɛkst̪us]

Proper noun

Sextus m (genitive Sextī); second declension

1. A masculine praenomen, particularly popular in Gaul. In particular:
   1. Sextus Pompeius (a Roman general from the late Republic)
      • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistuale ad Atticum 16.4.2.1:

        Sextum autem nūntiant cum ūnā sōlum legiōne fuisse ad Carthāginem

        The messengers further report that Sextus had been at Carthage with only one legion

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Sextus	Sextī
Genitive	Sextī	Sextōrum
Dative	Sextō	Sextīs
Accusative	Sextum	Sextōs
Ablative	Sextō	Sextīs
Vocative	Sexte	Sextī

References

1. Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth, editor (2005-01-01) The Oxford Classical Dictionary‎, 3 edition, Oxford University Press, DOI:10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001, →ISBN, page 1024

Further reading

• “Sextus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sextus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette