Obsidius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /obˈsi.di.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈsi.di.us/,
Proper noun
Obsidius m sg (genitive Obsidiī or Obsidī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Obsidius |
| Genitive | Obsidiī Obsidī1 |
| Dative | Obsidiō |
| Accusative | Obsidium |
| Ablative | Obsidiō |
| Vocative | Obsidī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Obsidius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Obsidius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.