Curius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈku.ri.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈku.ri.us/,
Proper noun
Curius m sg (genitive Curiī or Curī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Curius |
| Genitive | Curiī Curī1 |
| Dative | Curiō |
| Accusative | Curium |
| Ablative | Curiō |
| Vocative | Curī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Curius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Curius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.