Alfius

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Latin

Alternative forms

Alphius

Etymology

Probably from Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu). Compare Albius.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fi.us/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.fi.us/,

Proper noun

Alfius m sg (genitive Alfiī or Alfī); second declension

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
1. Alphius Avitus, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Alfius
genitive	Alfiī Alfī¹
dative	Alfiō
accusative	Alfium
ablative	Alfiō
vocative	Alfī

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

References

Alfius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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