Cervarius
See also: cervarius
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from cervārius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɛrˈwaː.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃerˈvaː.ri.us]
Proper noun
Cervārius m sg (genitive Cervāriī or Cervārī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Cervarius Proculus, a Roman man who took part in the Pisonian conspiracy
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cervārius |
| genitive | Cervāriī Cervārī1 |
| dative | Cervāriō |
| accusative | Cervārium |
| ablative | Cervāriō |
| vocative | Cervārī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Proculus, Cervarius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray