Virius

Virius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.ri.us/, [ˈu̯ɪriʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ri.us/, [ˈviːrius]

Proper noun

Virius m sg (genitive Viriī or Virī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Virius Lupus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Virius
Genitive	Viriī Virī1
Dative	Viriō
Accusative	Virium
Ablative	Viriō
Vocative	Virī

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

References

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