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Latin
Etymology
Probably an Etruscan name, of unknown meaning, maybe a numeral, cfr. 𐌇𐌖𐌈 (huth), "six" (or "four"); compare Latin personal names like Quintus, Sextus, Septimus, Octavius, Decimus and others. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Rendered in Ancient Greek as Ὄθων.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Othō m sg (genitive Othōnis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Roscius Otho, a Roman tribune
- Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Otho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Otho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.