Sosius
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈso.si.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.si.us/,
Proper noun
Sosius m sg (genitive Sosiī or Sosī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Sosius Senecio, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sosius |
| genitive | Sosiī Sosī1 |
| dative | Sosiō |
| accusative | Sosium |
| ablative | Sosiō |
| vocative | Sosī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Sosius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sosius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.