Curtius

English

Proper noun

Curtius

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From curtus (“short”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Curtius m sg (genitive Curtiī or Curtī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Curtius, a Roman mythological figure

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Curtius
genitive Curtiī
Curtī1
dative Curtiō
accusative Curtium
ablative Curtiō
vocative Curtī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Curtia

Adjective

Curtius (feminine Curtia, neuter Curtium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Curtia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Curtius Curtia Curtium Curtiī Curtiae Curtia
genitive Curtiī Curtiae Curtiī Curtiōrum Curtiārum Curtiōrum
dative Curtiō Curtiae Curtiō Curtiīs
accusative Curtium Curtiam Curtium Curtiōs Curtiās Curtia
ablative Curtiō Curtiā Curtiō Curtiīs
vocative Curtie Curtia Curtium Curtiī Curtiae Curtia

References

  • “Curtius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Curtius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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