Sertorius
Latin
Etymology
From *sertor + -ius, from serō (“to link”) + -tor (“-er”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɛrˈtoː.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [serˈt̪ɔː.ri.us]
Proper noun
Sertōrius m sg (genitive Sertōriī or Sertōrī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Sertorius, a Roman general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sertōrius |
| genitive | Sertōriī Sertōrī1 |
| dative | Sertōriō |
| accusative | Sertōrium |
| ablative | Sertōriō |
| vocative | Sertōrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Sertōria
- Sertōriānus
References
- “Sertorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sertorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.