Sergius
English
Etymology
A saint's name, from Latin Sergius. Doublet of Sergey.
Proper noun
Sergius
- A male given name from Latin.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:7:
- Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
Usage notes
The English name is mainly historical, but many of the foreign cognates are popular given names.
Related terms
Translations
male given name
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Originally a Roman gens name, or "family name", of obscure meaning. Probably of Etruscan origin,[1] meaning "servant".[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛr.ɡi.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛr.d͡ʒi.us]
Proper noun
Sergius m sg (genitive Sergiī or Sergī); second declension
- a male given name
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sergius |
| genitive | Sergiī Sergī1 |
| dative | Sergiō |
| accusative | Sergium |
| ablative | Sergiō |
| vocative | Sergī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Σέργιος (Sérgios)
- Catalan: Sergi
- Classical Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ (Sargis)
- French: Serge
- Armenian: Սերժ (Serž)
- Italian: Sergio
- Dalmatian: Sergio
- Polish: Sergiusz
- Portuguese: Sérgio
- Romanian: Sergiu
- Sicilian: Sergi
- Spanish: Sergio
- Albanian: Shirgji
References
- “Sergius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sergius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.