adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Flāvius1
Flāvius (feminine Flāvia, neuter Flāvium)
Classical[ˈfɫaː.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflaː.vi.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof the Flavian gens
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Flāvius | Flāvia | Flāvium |
| genitive | Flāviī | Flāviae | Flāviī |
| dative | Flāviō | Flāviae | Flāviō |
| accusative | Flāvium | Flāviam | Flāvium |
| ablative | Flāviō | Flāviā | Flāviō |
| vocative | Flāvie | Flāvia | Flāvium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Flāviī | Flāviae | Flāvia |
| genitive | Flāviōrum | Flāviārum | Flāviōrum |
| dative | Flāviīs | Flāviīs | Flāviīs |
| accusative | Flāviōs | Flāviās | Flāvia |
| ablative | Flāviīs | Flāviīs | Flāviīs |
| vocative | Flāviī | Flāviae | Flāvia |
Flāvĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens:
gens Flavia, Suet. Vesp. 1; Mart. 9, 2, 8.— So in partic. Cn. Flavius, the scribe of the pontifiex maximus, Appius Caecus, who published the Fasti, Liv. 9, 46, 1 sqq.; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17; v. fasti. From the gens Flavia were descended the emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, Suet. Vesp. 1.— Hence poet., Flavius ultimus for Domitianus, Juv. 4, 37.—II. Derivv.
A. Flā-vĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius:
templa, i. e. built by Domitian, Mart. 9, 4, 12; 9, 35, 2.—B. Flāvĭālis, e, adj., of or belonging to the college of priests for the Flavian family, instituted by Domitian, Flavial-:
FLAMEN, Inscr. Orell. 2220: PONTIFEX, ib. 3672: COMES, ib. 3162: SEXVIR, ib. 3726: XVVIRI, ib. 2375: assidentibus Diali sacerdote et collegio Flavialium, Suet. Dom. 4.—C. Flāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius, Flavian: jus civile, named after Cn. Flavius, the publisher of the Fasti, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 7:
partes, i. e. the adherents of Vespasian, Tac. H. 2, 67; 3, 1.Origins
Probably from flāvus + -ius.
Descendants
- PortugueseChaves
- Ancient GreekΦλᾱ́βιος