LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Grātius

Grātius m sg (genitive Grātiī or Grātī)
Classical[ˈɡraː.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡrat.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Gratius Faliscus, a Roman poet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGrātius—
genitiveGrātiī
Grātī		—
dativeGrātiō—
accusativeGrātium—
ablativeGrātiō—
vocativeGrātī—

Grātĭus, a,
I. name of a Roman gens.
1. Gratius, ii, m., the opponent of the poet Archias, Cic. Arch. 4, 8; 6, 12.—
2. Gratius Faliscus, a contemporary of Ovid, author of a poem on hunting, Cynegeticon, Ov. P. 4, 16, 34.—
II. Deriv.: Grātĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Gratius, Gratian: vasa ex argento, Plin. 33, 11, 49, § 139.—Subst.: Grātiānus, i, m., son and co-regent of the emperor Valentinian I., from 367 to 383 A. D.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥Htós
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷrātos
  4. LatinGrātius

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Grātius From grātus (“grateful”) + -ius.

Quick answers

What does Grātius mean in Latin?
Grātius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Grātius?
The genitive singular is Grātiī. Grātius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Grātius?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡrat.t͡si.us].
Where does Grātius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós → Proto-Italic *gʷrātos → Latin Grātius.