Caius

Latin

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄 (Caie), from an era when the letter C represented the phonetic value /ɡ/.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡaː.i.us/, [ˈɡaː.i.ʊs]
  • (hypercorrect) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.i.us/, [ˈkaː.i.ʊs]

Proper noun

Cāius m (genitive Cāiī); second declension

  1. (archaic or hypercorrect) Alternative form of Gaius

References
  • Caius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Caius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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