Aius Locutius
Latin
Etymology
The term *Āius is likely related to aiō (“to speak, assert”) and presumably means something akin to "affirmation." This term was combined with locūtius, from locūtus, the past perfect participle of loquor (“to speak”). Perhaps related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌇𐌕𐌖 (ahtu).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.jʊs ɫɔˈkuː.ti.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.jus loˈkut̪.t̪͡s̪i.us]
Proper noun
Āius Locūtius m sg (genitive Āiī Locūtiī or Āiī Locūtī or Āī Locūtiī or Āī Locūtī); second declension
- mysterious prophetic voice that warned the Romans of the attack of the Gauls before the Battle of the Allia
Declension
Second-declension noun with a second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Āius Locūtius |
| genitive | Āiī Locūtiī Āiī Locūtī1 Āī Locūtiī Āī Locūtī1 |
| dative | Āiō Locūtiō |
| accusative | Āium Locūtium |
| ablative | Āiō Locūtiō |
| vocative | Āī Locūtī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Alternative forms
References
- “Loquens Aius Loquens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Aius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Loquens Aius Loquens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.