Precius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpre.ki.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.t͡ʃi.us/,
Proper noun
Precius m sg (genitive Preciī or Precī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Precius |
| genitive | Preciī Precī1 |
| dative | Preciō |
| accusative | Precium |
| ablative | Preciō |
| vocative | Precī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).