Livius
Latin
Etymology
The obvious Latin connection would be with līveō (“to be livid”), but some Etruscan origin is not dismissed.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.wi.us/, [ˈliː.wi.ʊs]
Proper noun
Līvius m (genitive Līviī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Livius Salinator, a Roman consul
- Livius Andronicus a Roman dramatist and poet
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Līvius |
| genitive | Līviī |
| dative | Līviō |
| accusative | Līvium |
| ablative | Līviō |
| vocative | Līvie |
Derived terms
- Līvia
- Līviānus
Descendants
- Italian: Livio
References
- Livius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Livius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 965
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