Sextus

See also: sextus

Latin
An aureus with on the obverse the profile of Sextus Pompeius "Magnus Pius" and profiles of his murdered father and brother on the reverse.

Etymology

From sextus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsek.stus/, [ˈsɛk.stʊs]

Proper noun

Sextus m (genitive Sextī); second declension

  1. A masculine praenomen, in particular:
    1. Sextus Pompeius (a Roman general from the late Republic)
    • Sextum autem nunciavit cum una solum legione fuisse Carthagine.
      He said that Sextus had been at Carthage with only one legion.
    Synonym: Sex. (abbreviation)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Sextus Sextī
Genitive Sextī Sextōrum
Dative Sextō Sextīs
Accusative Sextum Sextōs
Ablative Sextō Sextīs
Vocative Sexte Sextī

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