Appius
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English
Etymology
From Latin Appius, probably a Latinized form of an Italic name Attius, from Oscan, Umbrian, or Sabine.
Proper noun
Appius
- A Roman male given name from Latin, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way
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Translations
Roman name
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈap.pi.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈap.pi.us/,
Proper noun
Appius m (genitive Appiī or Appī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, e.g.:
- Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Appius | Appiī |
| genitive | Appiī Appī1 |
Appiōrum |
| dative | Appiō | Appiīs |
| accusative | Appium | Appiōs |
| ablative | Appiō | Appiīs |
| vocative | Appī | Appiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Appius (feminine Appia, neuter Appium); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Appius | Appia | Appium | Appiī | Appiae | Appia | |
| genitive | Appiī | Appiae | Appiī | Appiōrum | Appiārum | Appiōrum | |
| dative | Appiō | Appiae | Appiō | Appiīs | |||
| accusative | Appium | Appiam | Appium | Appiōs | Appiās | Appia | |
| ablative | Appiō | Appiā | Appiō | Appiīs | |||
| vocative | Appie | Appia | Appium | Appiī | Appiae | Appia | |
References
- “Appius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Appius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.