Modius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmo.di.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.di.us/,
Proper noun
Modius m sg (genitive Modiī or Modī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Modius Julius, a Roman governor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Modius |
| genitive | Modiī Modī1 |
| dative | Modiō |
| accusative | Modium |
| ablative | Modiō |
| vocative | Modī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Modius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray