eius

See also: -eius

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈej.jus/, [ˈɛj.jʊs]

Pronoun

eius

  1. genitive singular of is (ea, id, is); his, of him, her, of her, its, of it; of this/of that (when used demonstratively).
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Daniel.1.2:
      et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Ioachim regem Iudae
      And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand.

References
  • eius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • eius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • nothing will ever make me forgetful of him: memoriam eius nulla umquam delebit (obscurabit) oblivio (Fam. 2. 1)
    • nothing will ever make me forgetful of him: semper memoria eius in (omnium) mentibus haerebit
    • no word escaped him: nullum verbum ex ore eius excidit (or simply ei)
    • he is in a suspicious mood: suspicio insidet in animo ejus
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