Abbius
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps the Pre-Latin/Paleo-European substrate hydronym prefix *ab- + -ius, i.e. “of the river”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈab.bi.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈab.bi.us]
Proper noun
Abbius m sg (genitive Abbiī or Abbī, feminine Abbia); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentilicium or “family name”
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abbius | Abbiī |
| genitive | Abbiī Abbī1 |
Abbiōrum |
| dative | Abbiō | Abbiīs |
| accusative | Abbium | Abbiōs |
| ablative | Abbiō | Abbiīs |
| vocative | Abbī | Abbiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Abbius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.