Novius
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Translingual
Proper noun
Novius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain beetles.
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈno.u̯i.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.vi.us/,
Proper noun
Novius m sg (genitive Noviī or Novī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Novius, a Roman composer
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Novius |
| genitive | Noviī Novī1 |
| dative | Noviō |
| accusative | Novium |
| ablative | Noviō |
| vocative | Novī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Novius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Novius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.