dusius

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *dusios (“incubus, monster”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeus- (“spirit”). Compare Czech duše (“soul”).

Noun

dusius m (genitive dusiī); second declension

  1. A kind of evil spirit.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dusius dusiī
genitive dusiī dusiōrum
dative dusiō dusiīs
accusative dusium dusiōs
ablative dusiō dusiīs
vocative dusie dusiī

References

  • dusius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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