Octavius

See also: octavius

English

Etymology

From Latin Octāvius, name of a Roman gens.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/

Proper noun

Octavius

  1. A male given name, in occasional use.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From octāvus (“eight”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /okˈtaː.wi.us/, [ɔkˈtaː.wi.ʊs]

Proper noun

Octāvius m (genitive Octāviī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Augustus, the first Roman emperor

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Octāvius
Genitive Octāviī
Dative Octāviō
Accusative Octāvium
Ablative Octāviō
Vocative Octāvie

Derived terms

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