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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Fūfius

Fūfius m sg (genitive Fūfiī or Fūfī)
Classical[ˈfuː.fi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.fi.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Quintus Fufius Calenus, a Roman general

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFūfius—
genitiveFūfiī
Fūfī		—
dativeFūfiō—
accusativeFūfium—
ablativeFūfiō—
vocativeFūfī—

Fūfĭus, a,
I. name of a Roman gens. So esp.,
I. Q. Fufius Calenus, a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 692, Cic. Fam. 5, 6, 1; id. Att. 1, 14, 6; id. Prov. Cons. 19, 46; id. Sest. 15, 33; id. Pis. 4, 9; from whom the Fufia lex derives its name, id. Att. 4, 16, 5.—
II. An actor otherwise unknown, Hor. S. 2, 3, 60.

Origins

Descendants
  • TranslingualFufius

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyFufiusFufius. 3. L. Fufius, a Roman orator, who was an elder contemporary of Cicero. About B. C. 98 he accused M'. Aquillius of extortion, which he had comm…

Quick answers

What does Fūfius mean in Latin?
Fūfius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Fūfius?
The genitive singular is Fūfiī. Fūfius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Fūfius?
In classical Latin, [ˈfuː.fi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfuː.fi.us].