Calventius
Latin
Etymology
Probably from calvēns (“deceiving”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kalˈu̯en.ti.us/, [käɫ̪ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈven.t͡si.us/, [kälˈvɛnt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
Calventius m sg (genitive Calventiī or Calventī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Calventius Viator, a Roman comander
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Calventius |
| Genitive | Calventiī Calventī1 |
| Dative | Calventiō |
| Accusative | Calventium |
| Ablative | Calventiō |
| Vocative | Calventī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Calventius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Calventius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray