Cluvius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈklu.u̯i.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈklu.vi.us/,
Proper noun
Cluvius m sg (genitive Cluviī or Cluvī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Cluvius Rufus, a Roman consul and historian
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cluvius |
| Genitive | Cluviī Cluvī1 |
| Dative | Cluviō |
| Accusative | Cluvium |
| Ablative | Cluviō |
| Vocative | Cluvī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Cluvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cluvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.