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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).
Pronunciation
Noun
tīus m (genitive tīī); second declension
- (Late Latin) Alternative form of thīus (“uncle”)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
See also
References
- tius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “tius”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “tius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly