LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Cocceius1

Cocceius m sg (genitive Cocceiī or Cocceī)
Classical[kɔkˈkɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[kotˈt͡ʃɛː.jus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularMarcus Cocceius Nerva, a Roman emperor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCocceius—
genitiveCocceiī
Cocceī
—
dativeCocceiō—
accusativeCocceium—
ablativeCocceiō—
vocativeCocceī—

Coccēius, a,
I. the name of an Italic gens.
I. Cocceius Nerva, Hor. S. 1, 5, 28. —
II. M. Cocceius Nerva, a celebrated lawyer under Tiberius, Tac. A. 4, 58 al.—
III. M. Cocceius Nerva, grandson of the preceding, Inscr Orell. 1634; emperor, A.U.C. 849-851, Tac. A. 15, 72; Mart. 8, 70, 7.

Origins

Possibly a stand-in for Cotteius (cf. the confusion of Attius and Accius). If so, then from Cotta.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Cocceius2
Cocceius (feminine Cocceia, neuter Cocceium)
Classical[kɔkˈkɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[kotˈt͡ʃɛː.jus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Cocceius.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCocceiusCocceiaCocceium
genitiveCocceiīCocceiaeCocceiī
dativeCocceiōCocceiaeCocceiō
accusativeCocceiumCocceiamCocceium
ablativeCocceiōCocceiāCocceiō
vocativeCocceieCocceiaCocceium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCocceiīCocceiaeCocceia
genitiveCocceiōrumCocceiārumCocceiōrum
dativeCocceiīsCocceiīsCocceiīs
accusativeCocceiōsCocceiāsCocceia
ablativeCocceiīsCocceiīsCocceiīs
vocativeCocceiīCocceiaeCocceia

Origins

Possibly a stand-in for Cotteius (cf. the confusion of Attius and Accius). If so, then from Cotta.

Quick answers

What does Cocceius mean in Latin?
Cocceius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Cocceius?
The genitive singular is Cocceiī. Cocceius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Cocceius?
In classical Latin, [kɔkˈkɛj.jʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kotˈt͡ʃɛː.jus].