dusius

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *dusios (“incubus, monster”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- (“to breathe; spirit”). Compare Proto-Slavic *duša (“spirit, soul”).

Noun

dusius m (genitive dusiī or dusī); second declension

  1. a kind of evil spirit

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dusius dusiī
genitive dusiī
dusī1 		dusiōrum
dative dusiō dusiīs
accusative dusium dusiōs
ablative dusiō dusiīs
vocative dusie dusiī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • dusius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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