Vespasianus
Latin
Etymology
Apparently from Vespasiae, a town near Nursia in Samnium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯es.pa.siˈaː.nus/, [u̯ɛs̠päs̠iˈäːnʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ves.pa.siˈa.nus/, [vespäs̬iˈäːnus]
Proper noun
Vespasiānus m (genitive Vespasiānī); second declension
- Vespasian (Roman cognomen)
- Titus Flavius Vespasianus — The Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79, succeeded by his son Titus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Vespasiānus | Vespasiānī |
| Genitive | Vespasiānī | Vespasiānōrum |
| Dative | Vespasiānō | Vespasiānīs |
| Accusative | Vespasiānum | Vespasiānōs |
| Ablative | Vespasiānō | Vespasiānīs |
| Vocative | Vespasiāne | Vespasiānī |
References
- “Vespasianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Vespasianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette