Thorius
Translingual
Proper noun
Thorius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plethodontidae.
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɔ.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɔː.ri.us]
Proper noun
Thorius m sg (genitive Thoriī or Thorī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Thorius Balbus, a Roman tribune
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Thorius |
| genitive | Thoriī Thorī1 |
| dative | Thoriō |
| accusative | Thorium |
| ablative | Thoriō |
| vocative | Thorī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Thoria
Adjective
Thorius (feminine Thoria, neuter Thorium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Thoria.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Thorius | Thoria | Thorium | Thoriī | Thoriae | Thoria | |
| genitive | Thoriī | Thoriae | Thoriī | Thoriōrum | Thoriārum | Thoriōrum | |
| dative | Thoriō | Thoriae | Thoriō | Thoriīs | |||
| accusative | Thorium | Thoriam | Thorium | Thoriōs | Thoriās | Thoria | |
| ablative | Thoriō | Thoriā | Thoriō | Thoriīs | |||
| vocative | Thorie | Thoria | Thorium | Thoriī | Thoriae | Thoria | |
References
- “Thorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Thorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.