Faucius

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Faucius m sg (genitive Fauciī or Faucī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Faucius, an eques of Arpinum

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Faucius
genitive Fauciī
Faucī1
dative Fauciō
accusative Faucium
ablative Fauciō
vocative Faucī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Adjective

Faucius (feminine Faucia, neuter Faucium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to gens Faucia

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • Faucius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Faucius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.