Erucius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Erucius m sg (genitive Eruciī or Erucī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Sextus Erucius Clarus, a Roman senator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Erucius |
| genitive | Eruciī Erucī1 |
| dative | Eruciō |
| accusative | Erucium |
| ablative | Eruciō |
| vocative | Erucī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Erucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Erucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.