Fabius

English

Etymology

Latin Fabius, name of a Patrician Roman gens, from faba (“bean”).

Proper noun

Fabius

  1. A male given name, of historical use in English.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From faba (“bean”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bi.us/, [ˈfa.bi.ʊs]

Proper noun

Fabius m (genitive Fabiī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, a Roman consul
    2. Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, a Roman rhetorician

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Fabius
genitive Fabiī
dative Fabiō
accusative Fabium
ablative Fabiō
vocative Fabie

Derived terms

  • Fabia
  • Fabiānus

Adjective

Fabius (feminine Fabia, neuter Fabium); first/second declension

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Fabia.

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative Fabius Fabia Fabium Fabiī Fabiae Fabia
genitive Fabiī Fabiae Fabiī Fabiōrum Fabiārum Fabiōrum
dative Fabiō Fabiō Fabiīs
accusative Fabium Fabiam Fabium Fabiōs Fabiās Fabia
ablative Fabiō Fabiā Fabiō Fabiīs
vocative Fabie Fabia Fabium Fabiī Fabiae Fabia

References

  • Fabius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Fabius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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