proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Curtius1
Curtius m sg (genitive Curtiī or Curtī)
Classical[ˈkʊr.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.t͡si.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- masculinesingularMarcus Curtius, a Roman mythological figure
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Curtius | — |
| genitive | Curtiī Curtī | — |
| dative | Curtiō | — |
| accusative | Curtium | — |
| ablative | Curtiō | — |
| vocative | Curtī | — |
Curtĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
I. C. Curtius Postumus, a partisan of Cæsar, Cic. Att. 9, 2, a, 3; id. Fam. 2, 16, 7; id. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 3.—
II. Q. Curtius Rufus, the historiographer of Alexander the Great, etc., Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 2; Tac. A. 11, 21.—
III. Curtius Nicia, of Cos, freedman of a Curtius, a friend of Pompey, Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1 sq.; Suet. Gram. 14.—Hence,
IV. Adj.
A. Lacus Curtius, a place in Rome named after a certain Curtius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 148 Müll.; Liv. 7, 6, 5; Ov F. 6, 403;
also called Lacus Curtii, Suet. Aug. 57; id. Galb. 20; Paul. ex Fest. p. 49, 8 Müll.—B. Curtius Fons, a fountain, forty Roman miles from Rome, whose waters were conducted thither by Caligula, a part of the Aqua Claudia (v. Claudius, II. B.), Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; Front. Aquaed. 13 sq.; Suet. Claud. 20;
called also CVRTIA AQVA, Inscr. Orell. 55.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- LatinCurtius
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥tósder. Proto-Italic *kortos Latin curtus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Curtius From curtus (“short”).