LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Catius

Catius m sg (genitive Catiī or Catī)
Classical[ˈka.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkat.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman deity, the protector of boys, whom he made intelligent
  2. masculinesingularQuintus Catius, plebeian aedile in 210 BC and legate of the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War
  3. masculinesingularan Epicurean philosopher (fl. mid-1st C. BC) and author of the works De Rerum Natura, De Summo Bono, etc.
  4. masculinesingularTiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (AD 26–101), Roman consul and orator, author of the epic poem Punica
  5. masculinesingularPublius Catius Sabinus (fl. AD 3rd C.), consul in AD 216

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCatius—
genitiveCatiī
Catī		—
dativeCatiō—
accusativeCatium—
ablativeCatiō—
vocativeCatī—

Cătĭus, ii, m.
I. A Roman deity, the protector of boys, whom he made intelligent (catos), Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 21.—
II. An Epicurean philosopher, author of works de rerum naturā, de summo bono, etc., Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 1; Cass. ib. 15, 19; Quint. 10, 1, 124; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. S. 2, 4, 1.—Hence,
B. Cătĭānus, a, um, adj.: spectra, Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 1; Cass. ib. 15, 19.—
III. A feigned name in Hor. S. 2, 4, 1 and 88.

Origins

From catus (“clear-sighted”, “intelligent”, “sagacious”, “wise”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCatiusCatius. an Epicurean philosopher, was a native of Gallia Transpadana (Insuber), and composed a treatise in four books on the nature of things and on t…

Quick answers

What does Catius mean in Latin?
Catius, a proper noun, means “a Roman deity, the protector of boys, whom he made intelligent”.
What is the genitive of Catius?
The genitive singular is Catiī. Catius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Catius?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkat.t͡si.us].