Pompeius
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”), a reference to its five districts, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also Pompēiī.
Pronunciation
- (trisyllabic)
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pomˈpeːj.jus/, [pɔmˈpeːj.jʊs]
- (quadrisyllabic)
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pomˈpeː.i.us/, [pɔmˈpeː.i.ʊs]
Proper noun
Pompēius m (genitive Pompēiī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Pompēius |
| genitive | Pompēiī Pompēī1 |
| dative | Pompēiō |
| accusative | Pompēium |
| ablative | Pompēiō |
| vocative | Pompēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Note:
- In texts from the 16th and 17th century, the genitive Pompeii does occur as Pompeij.
Related terms
Further reading
- Pompeius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pompeius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Allen, Joseph Henry; Greenough, James B. (1903) Allen and Greenough's New Latin grammar for schools and colleges: founded on comparative grammar, Boston: Ginn and Company, § 46
- Pompeius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.