Aufidius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯ˈfi.di.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈfi.di.us/,
Proper noun
Aufidius m sg (genitive Aufidiī or Aufidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aufidius Bassus, a Roman historian
- Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aufidius |
| Genitive | Aufidiī Aufidī1 |
| Dative | Aufidiō |
| Accusative | Aufidium |
| Ablative | Aufidiō |
| Vocative | Aufidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Aufidius (feminine Aufidia, neuter Aufidium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Aufidia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Aufidius | Aufidia | Aufidium | Aufidiī | Aufidiae | Aufidia | |
| Genitive | Aufidiī | Aufidiae | Aufidiī | Aufidiōrum | Aufidiārum | Aufidiōrum | |
| Dative | Aufidiō | Aufidiō | Aufidiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Aufidium | Aufidiam | Aufidium | Aufidiōs | Aufidiās | Aufidia | |
| Ablative | Aufidiō | Aufidiā | Aufidiō | Aufidiīs | |||
| Vocative | Aufidie | Aufidia | Aufidium | Aufidiī | Aufidiae | Aufidia | |
References
- “Aufidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Aufidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.