proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Fūrius1
Fūrius m sg (genitive Fūriī or Fūrī)
Classical[ˈfuː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.ri.us]
Meaning
- Marcus Furius Camillus, a Roman soldier and statesman
- Marcus Furius Bibaculus, a Roman satiric poet
- Aulus Furius Antias, a Roman poet
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Fūrius | — |
| genitive | Fūriī Fūrī | — |
| dative | Fūriō | — |
| accusative | Fūrium | — |
| ablative | Fūriō | — |
| vocative | Fūrī | — |
Fūrĭus (archaic Fūsius, Quint. 1, 4, 13; Liv. 3, 4 init.; cf. the letter R), a,
I. a Roman family name.
1. M. Furius Camillus, the deliverer of Rome from the Gauls, Liv. 5, 19 sq.; Cic. Rep. 1, 3; id. Tusc. 1, 37, 90.—
2. M. Furius Bibaculus, a Roman poet of Cremona, a contemporary of Cicero.—
3. A. Furius Antias, a poet, the friend of Q. Lutatius Catulus the elder, Cic. Brut. 35, 132.—
4. L. Furius Philus, consul in the year 618 A.U.C., who is introduced as a speaker in Cicero's Republic al.—
II. Derivv.
A. Fūrĭus (Fūsius), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Furius (Fusius), Furian (Fusian):
data fato quodam Furiae genti Gallica bella, Liv 31, 48, 12: cedo mihi leges Atinias, Furias, Fusias (al. Fufias), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 109; so, lex Furia (testamentaria), Gai. Inst. 2, 225; 4, 23 sq.: lex Furia Caninia (de manumissionibus), id. ib. 1, 42; for which: lex Fusia Caninia, Cod. Just. 7, 3.—B. Fūrĭānus a, um, adj., Furian:
poëmata, i. e. of the poet A. Furius Antias, Gell. 18, 11, 4.— Subst.: Fūrĭāni, ōrum, m., the soldiers of M. Furius Camillus, the Furians, Liv. 6, 9, 11.Origins
From Old Latin Fourios (Münzer) or Fusius (Frankel); according to Piccirilli, derived from fur (“thief”), perhaps a nickname held by an ancestor.