Tarpeius
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tarˈpeː.i̯us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tarˈpe.jus/,
Proper noun
Tarpēius m sg (genitive Tarpēiī or Tarpēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Spurius Tarpeius, a Roman governor
- Tarpeia, a Roman mythological figure
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tarpēius |
| genitive | Tarpēiī Tarpēī1 |
| dative | Tarpēiō |
| accusative | Tarpēium |
| ablative | Tarpēiō |
| vocative | Tarpēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Adjective
Tarpēius (feminine Tarpēia, neuter Tarpēium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Tarpeia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Tarpēius | Tarpēia | Tarpēium | Tarpēiī | Tarpēiae | Tarpēia | |
| genitive | Tarpēiī | Tarpēiae | Tarpēiī | Tarpēiōrum | Tarpēiārum | Tarpēiōrum | |
| dative | Tarpēiō | Tarpēiae | Tarpēiō | Tarpēiīs | |||
| accusative | Tarpēium | Tarpēiam | Tarpēium | Tarpēiōs | Tarpēiās | Tarpēia | |
| ablative | Tarpēiō | Tarpēiā | Tarpēiō | Tarpēiīs | |||
| vocative | Tarpēie | Tarpēia | Tarpēium | Tarpēiī | Tarpēiae | Tarpēia | |
References
- “Tarpeius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tarpeius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.