Cassius

English

Etymology

Latin Cassius, a Roman name derived from the gens Cassia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkæsi.əs/, /ˈkæ.ʃəs/

Proper noun

Cassius

  1. A male given name.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Nominative singular deriving from the gens Cassia, a Roman family of antiquity.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkas.si.us/, [ˈkas.si.ʊs]

Proper noun

Cassius m sg (genitive Cassiī or Cassī); second declension

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" held by many Roman politicians, historians and other notable individuals. See Cassia_(gens).

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cassius
Genitive Cassiī
Cassī1
Dative Cassiō
Accusative Cassium
Ablative Cassiō
Vocative Cassī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Descendants

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