LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Dīdius1

Dīdius (feminine Dīdia, neuter Dīdium)
Classical[ˈdiː.di.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.di.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Didia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeDīdiusDīdiaDīdium
genitiveDīdiīDīdiaeDīdiī
dativeDīdiōDīdiaeDīdiō
accusativeDīdiumDīdiamDīdium
ablativeDīdiōDīdiāDīdiō
vocativeDīdieDīdiaDīdium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeDīdiīDīdiaeDīdia
genitiveDīdiōrumDīdiārumDīdiōrum
dativeDīdiīsDīdiīsDīdiīs
accusativeDīdiōsDīdiāsDīdia
ablativeDīdiīsDīdiīsDīdiīs
vocativeDīdiīDīdiaeDīdia

Dīdĭus, a, um,
I. the name of a Roman plebeian gens; so T. Didius, consul in the year 656 a. u. c., Cic. Planc. 25, 61; Ov. F. 6, 568 al.; Didius Julianus, emperor of Rome in the year 193 A. D., whose life is written by Spartianus.—
II. Adj.: Lex Didia sumptuaria, of the year 610 a. u. c., Macr. S. 2, 13, 6. Another law: Lex Caecilia Didia, of the year 656, Cic. Sest. 64, 135; id. Att. 2, 9, 1 al.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Dīdius2
Dīdius m sg (genitive Dīdiī or Dīdī)
Classical[ˈdiː.di.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.di.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Didius Julianus, a Roman emperor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDīdius—
genitiveDīdiī
Dīdī
—
dativeDīdiō—
accusativeDīdium—
ablativeDīdiō—
vocativeDīdī—

Origins

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΔίδιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does Dīdius mean in Latin?
Dīdius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the gens Didia.”.
How do you pronounce Dīdius?
In classical Latin, [ˈdiː.di.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdiː.di.us].