LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Fabius1

Fabius m sg (genitive Fabiī or Fabī)
Classical[ˈfa.bi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.bi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularQuintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, surnamed Cunctator, a Roman statesman and general
  2. masculinesingularQuintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, a Roman consul
  3. masculinesingularMarcus Fabius Quintilianus, a Roman rhetorician

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFabius—
genitiveFabiī
Fabī		—
dativeFabiō—
accusativeFabium—
ablativeFabiō—
vocativeFabī—

Făbĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens, concerning which see Liv. 2, 48-50; among its distinguished members were,
1. Fabius Pictor, a historian, Cic. de Or. 2, 12.—
2. Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator, the famous dictator in the second Punic war, Prop. 3, 3, 9; Liv. 22 passim.—
3. M. Fabius Quintilianus, author of the rhetorical work Institutiones Oratoriae, Aus. Prof. 1, 7; Mart. 2, 90. —
4. Paulus Fabius Persicus, consul under Tiberius, A.U.C. 786, Sen. Ben. 2, 21, 4; Juv. 8, 14.—
II. Hence,
A. Făbĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Fabius, Fabian: lex, de ambitu and de plagiariis, Cic. Mur. 34, 71; id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; Dig. 48, tit. 15; ib. 17, 2, 51: fornix, a triumphal arch, built by Q. Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus on the Sacra Via, in the neighborhood of the Regia, Cic. Planc. 7, 17; called also Fornix Fabii, id. de Or. 2, 66, 267; and Fornix Fabianus, v. under B.: lupercus, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 26. cf. under B.: tribus, one of the rural tribes, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 52.—
B. Făbĭānus, a, um, adj., the same: fornix, i. q. Fabius fornix (v. above), Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 19; also called arcus, Sen. Const. Sap. 1: Fabianae artes, i. e. delay, Liv. 22, 34: † Fabiani et † Quintilian appellabantur luperci, a Fabio et Quintilio praepositis suis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 87 Müll. —Subst.: Făbĭāni, ōrum, m., persons of the Fabian tribe, Suet. Aug. 40; also the soldiers of Fabius, Nep. Iphicr. 2, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*fabā
  2. LatinFabius

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Fabius From faba (“bean”) + -ius.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Fabius2
Fabius (feminine Fabia, neuter Fabium)
Classical[ˈfa.bi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.bi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Fabia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeFabiusFabiaFabium
genitiveFabiīFabiaeFabiī
dativeFabiōFabiaeFabiō
accusativeFabiumFabiamFabium
ablativeFabiōFabiāFabiō
vocativeFabieFabiaFabium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeFabiīFabiaeFabia
genitiveFabiōrumFabiārumFabiōrum
dativeFabiīsFabiīsFabiīs
accusativeFabiōsFabiāsFabia
ablativeFabiīsFabiīsFabiīs
vocativeFabiīFabiaeFabia

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*fabā
  2. LatinFabius

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Fabius From faba (“bean”) + -ius.

Quick answers

What does Fabius mean in Latin?
Fabius, a proper noun, means “Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, surnamed Cunctator, a Roman statesman and general; Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, a Roman consul; Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, a Roman rhetorician”.
What is the genitive of Fabius?
The genitive singular is Fabiī. Fabius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Fabius?
In classical Latin, [ˈfa.bi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.bi.us].
Where does Fabius come from?
Proto-Italic *fabā → Latin Fabius.