Septimius
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *Septemos. Internally, from septimus (“seventh”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɛpˈtɪ.mi.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sepˈt̪iː.mi.us]
Proper noun
Septimius m sg (genitive Septimiī or Septimī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Septimius |
| genitive | Septimiī Septimī1 |
| dative | Septimiō |
| accusative | Septimium |
| ablative | Septimiō |
| vocative | Septimī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Septimia
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Σεπτίμιος (Septímios)
References
- “Septimius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Septimius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.