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Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (persu), though the ultimate origin is uncertain. Possibly a late, unaspirated version of 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”).
The name has been confused with Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús, “Perseus”) because of some Etruscan artifacts transcribing the hero's name with the same spelling.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Persius m sg (genitive Persiī or Persī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Persius Flaccus, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Persius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Persius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Nielsen: Late Etruscan Cinerary Urns, published in The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal: Volume 14, 1986