Gavius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Gābius

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡaː.wi.us/, [ˈɡaː.wi.ʊs]

Proper noun

Gāvius m (genitive Gāviī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Gavius Apicius, a Roman cookbook writer

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Gāvius
Genitive Gāviī
Dative Gāviō
Accusative Gāvium
Ablative Gāviō
Vocative Gāvie

Derived terms

References

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