adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Grāius
Grāius (feminine Grāia, neuter Grāium)
Classical[ˈɡraː.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡraː.jus]
Meaning
- adjectivepoeticof or pertaining to Greece, Grecian
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Grāius | Grāia | Grāium |
| genitive | Grāiī | Grāiae | Grāiī |
| dative | Grāiō | Grāiae | Grāiō |
| accusative | Grāium | Grāiam | Grāium |
| ablative | Grāiō | Grāiā | Grāiō |
| vocative | Grāie | Grāia | Grāium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Grāiī | Grāiae | Grāia |
| genitive | Grāiōrum | Grāiārum | Grāiōrum |
| dative | Grāiīs | Grāiīs | Grāiīs |
| accusative | Grāiōs | Grāiās | Grāia |
| ablative | Grāiīs | Grāiīs | Grāiīs |
| vocative | Grāiī | Grāiae | Grāia |
Grāius, a, um, v. Graii, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Grāius (disyl.), adj.,
of the Greeks, Grecian, Greek: homo, V.: nomen, V.: Camena, H.—As subst m., a Greek, C., V.—Plur: Grāī, ōrum or ūm, m the Grecians, Greeks, C., V.
Origins
By surface analysis, *Grāia (“Graea”, attested as Graea) + -ius. Compare Graecus.