What does Horātius mean in Latin?

Horātius, a proper noun, means “The name of a Roman gēns.; The Roman poet Horace.”.

What is the genitive of Horātius?

The genitive singular is Horātiī. Horātius is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [hɔˈraː.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈrat.t͡si.us].

proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Horātius m (genitive Horātiī or Horātī)

Classical[hɔˈraː.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈrat.t͡si.us]

Hŏrātĭus, a,

I. name of a Roman gens.

a. Horatii, the three brothers, in the time of Tullus Hostilius, who fought against the Alban Curiatii, Liv. 1, 24 sq.—

b. Horatius Cocles, who, in the war with Porsenna, defended a bridge single-handed, Liv. 2, 10.—

c. Q. Horatius Flaccus, the famous Augustan poet, Juv. 7, 62.—In fem.: Hŏ-rātĭa, ae, the sister of the Horatii, Liv. 1, 26 fin.—

II. Derivv.

A. Hŏrātĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Horatius, Horatian: gens, Liv. 1, 26: virtus, Verg. Cul. 359: lex, Liv. 3, 55; Gell. 6, 7, 2.—

B. Hŏrātĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the poet Horace, Horatian: ille Atabulus, Gell. 2, 22, 25.

Hŏrātĭus, a, um, adj., v. 1. Horatius, II. A.

Possibly a Latinized Etruscan name.

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