Postumius
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Latin
Etymology
From postumus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /posˈtu.mi.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /posˈtu.mi.us/,
Proper noun
Postumius m sg (genitive Postumiī or Postumī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Postumius Tubertus, a Roman military leader
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Postumius |
| genitive | Postumiī Postumī1 |
| dative | Postumiō |
| accusative | Postumium |
| ablative | Postumiō |
| vocative | Postumī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Postumius (feminine Postumia, neuter Postumium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Postumia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Postumius | Postumia | Postumium | Postumiī | Postumiae | Postumia | |
| genitive | Postumiī | Postumiae | Postumiī | Postumiōrum | Postumiārum | Postumiōrum | |
| dative | Postumiō | Postumiae | Postumiō | Postumiīs | |||
| accusative | Postumium | Postumiam | Postumium | Postumiōs | Postumiās | Postumia | |
| ablative | Postumiō | Postumiā | Postumiō | Postumiīs | |||
| vocative | Postumie | Postumia | Postumium | Postumiī | Postumiae | Postumia | |
References
- “Postumius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Postumius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.