Helvius

Latin

Etymology

From helvus (“honey-yellow”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.wi.us/, [ˈhɛɫ.wi.ʊs]

Proper noun

Helvius m (genitive Helviī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Publius Helvius Pertinax, a Roman emperor

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Helvius
genitive Helviī
dative Helviō
accusative Helvium
ablative Helviō
vocative Helvie

Derived terms

  • Helvia

References

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