Maecius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯.ki.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.t͡ʃi.us/,
Proper noun
Maecius m sg (genitive Maeciī or Maecī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Spurius Maecius Tarpa, a Roman critic
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Maecius |
| genitive | Maeciī Maecī1 |
| dative | Maeciō |
| accusative | Maecium |
| ablative | Maeciō |
| vocative | Maecī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Maecius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maecius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.