LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Boēthius

Boēthius m sg (genitive Boēthiī or Boēthī)
Classical[boˈeː.tʰi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[boˈɛː.ti.us]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, a Roman historian and philosopher from the Early Middle Ages.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBoēthius—
genitiveBoēthiī
Boēthī		—
dativeBoēthiō—
accusativeBoēthium—
ablativeBoēthiō—
vocativeBoēthī—

Bŏēthius, ii, m.: Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus,
I. a distinguished philosopher and theologian of the post-classic period under Theodoric; born about A. D. 470; beheaded in prison (A. D. 524), where he composed his most distinguished work, De consolatione philosophiae libri V.

Origins

Derived from Ancient Greek βοηθός (boēthós, “helper”).

Descendants
  • CatalanBoeci
  • FrenchBoèce
  • EnglishBoethius
  • ItalianBoezio
  • PortugueseBoécio
  • SardinianBoeziu
  • SpanishBoecio
  • GreekΒοήθιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBoethiusBoethius. whose full name was ANICIUS MANLIUS SEVERINUS BOETHIUS (to which a few MSS. of his works add the name of Torquatus, and commentators prefix …

Quick answers

What does Boēthius mean in Latin?
Boēthius, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Boēthius?
The genitive singular is Boēthiī. Boēthius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Boēthius?
In classical Latin, [boˈeː.tʰi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [boˈɛː.ti.us].