What does Dionȳsius mean in Latin?

Dionȳsius, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Dennis; tyrant of Syracuse”.

What is the genitive of Dionȳsius?

The genitive singular is Dionȳsiī. Dionȳsius is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [di.ɔˈnyː.si.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.oˈniː.s̬i.us].

proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Dionȳsius m (genitive Dionȳsiī or Dionȳsī)

Classical[di.ɔˈnyː.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.oˈniː.s̬i.us]

Dĭŏnȳsĭus, ii, m., = Διονύσιος,

I. the name of several celebrated Greeks; esp.,

I. The elder Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, Nep. Dio, 1; id. Reg. 2; Cic. Tusc. 5, 20 sq.; id. N. D. 3, 33 sq. al.—

II. His son, likewise tyrant of Syracuse, Nep. Dio, 3 sq.; Just. 21, 1 sq.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12; id. Fam. 9, 18; Val. Max. 6, 9, 6 extr.—

III. Heracleotes, a pupil of Zeno of Citium, at first a Stoic, afterwards a Cyrenaic, Cic. Fin. 5, 31; id. Tusc. 2, 25; 3, 9; id. Ac. 2, 22 fin.—

IV. A Stoic, contemporary with Cicero, Cic. Tusc. 2, 11.—

V. A musician of Thebes, Nep. Epam. 2, 1.—

VI. Name of a slave, Hor. S. 1, 6, 38.—

VII. Dionysius Cato, author of the Disticha de moribus ad filium, v. Teuffel, Roem. Lit. § 34, 2.

From Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios, from Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos) + -ιος (-ios)).

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