civis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *keiwis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.wis/, [ˈkiː.wɪs]
Noun
cīvis m or f (genitive cīvis); third declension
- citizen
- Civis romanus sum.
- I am a Roman citizen.
- Civis romanus sum.
Inflection
Third declension, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cīvis | cīvēs |
| Genitive | cīvis | cīvium |
| Dative | cīvī | cīvibus |
| Accusative | cīvem | cīvēs cīvīs |
| Ablative | cīve cīvī |
cīvibus |
| Vocative | cīvis | cīvēs |
References
- civis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- civis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- civis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- civis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the aristocracy (as a party in politics): boni cives, optimi, optimates, also simply boni (opp. improbi); illi, qui optimatium causam agunt
- a citizen of the world; cosmopolitan: mundanus, mundi civis et incola (Tusc. 5. 37)
- a demagogue, agitator: plebis dux, vulgi turbator, civis turbulentus, civis rerum novarum cupidus
- the aristocracy (as a party in politics): boni cives, optimi, optimates, also simply boni (opp. improbi); illi, qui optimatium causam agunt
- civis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- civis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Further reading
- civis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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