Aurius

Aurius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ri.us/, [ˈäu̯riʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ri.us/, [ˈäːu̯rius]

Proper noun

Aurius m sg (genitive Auriī or Aurī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Aurius, a Roman prisoner during the Social War

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aurius
Genitive	Auriī Aurī1
Dative	Auriō
Accusative	Aurium
Ablative	Auriō
Vocative	Aurī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Aurius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette