Ulpius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.pi.us/, [ˈʊɫ̪piʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈul.pi.us/, [ˈulpius]
Proper noun
Ulpius m sg (genitive Ulpiī or Ulpī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Trajan, a Roman emperor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ulpius |
| Genitive | Ulpiī Ulpī1 |
| Dative | Ulpiō |
| Accusative | Ulpium |
| Ablative | Ulpiō |
| Vocative | Ulpī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Ulpia
- Ulpiānus
Adjective
Ulpius (feminine Ulpia, neuter Ulpium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Ulpia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Ulpius | Ulpia | Ulpium | Ulpiī | Ulpiae | Ulpia | |
| Genitive | Ulpiī | Ulpiae | Ulpiī | Ulpiōrum | Ulpiārum | Ulpiōrum | |
| Dative | Ulpiō | Ulpiō | Ulpiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Ulpium | Ulpiam | Ulpium | Ulpiōs | Ulpiās | Ulpia | |
| Ablative | Ulpiō | Ulpiā | Ulpiō | Ulpiīs | |||
| Vocative | Ulpie | Ulpia | Ulpium | Ulpiī | Ulpiae | Ulpia | |
References
- “Ulpius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ulpius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette