Papius

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pāpius m sg (genitive Pāpiī or Pāpī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Papius Mutilus, a Samnite general

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Pāpius
genitive Pāpiī
Pāpī1
dative Pāpiō
accusative Pāpium
ablative Pāpiō
vocative Pāpī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Adjective

Pāpius (feminine Pāpia, neuter Pāpium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Papia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Pāpius Pāpia Pāpium Pāpiī Pāpiae Pāpia
genitive Pāpiī Pāpiae Pāpiī Pāpiōrum Pāpiārum Pāpiōrum
dative Pāpiō Pāpiae Pāpiō Pāpiīs
accusative Pāpium Pāpiam Pāpium Pāpiōs Pāpiās Pāpia
ablative Pāpiō Pāpiā Pāpiō Pāpiīs
vocative Pāpie Pāpia Pāpium Pāpiī Pāpiae Pāpia

References

  • “Papius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Papius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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