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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Hī̆rtius

Hī̆rtius m sg (genitive Hī̆rtiī or Hī̆rtī)
Classical[ˈhiːr.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈir.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Aulus Hirtius, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHī̆rtius—
genitiveHī̆rtiī
Hī̆rtī		—
dativeHī̆rtiō—
accusativeHī̆rtium—
ablativeHī̆rtiō—
vocativeHī̆rtī—

Hirtĭus, a,
I. name of a Roman gens.; in partic., A. Hirtius, consul A. U. C. 711, and author of the eighth book of Cœsar's Commentaries on the Gallic war: he fell before Mutina, Cic. Att. 7, 4, 2; Q. Cic. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 27, 1.—Hirtīnus, a, um, of Hirtius: proelium, the battle in which Hirtius met his death, Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4.

Origins

From hirtus (“hairy, shaggy”) + -ius.

Quick answers

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