proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Itius
Itius m sg (genitive Itiī or Itī)
Meaning
- masculinesingularLatin name for a sea port on the English Channel in what is now Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, though its precise location is unknown; mentioned by Julius Caesar
Collaudatis militibus atque eis qui negotio praefuerant, quid fieri velit ostendit atque omnes ad portum Itium convenire iubet,
Having commended the soldiers and those who had presided over the work, he informs them what he wishes to be done, and orders all the ships to assemble at port Itius,c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 5.2His rebus constitutis Caesar ad portum Itium cum legionibus pervenit.
These matters being settled, Caesar went to port Itius with the legions.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 5.5
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Itius | — |
| genitive | Itiī Itī | — |
| dative | Itiō | — |
| accusative | Itium | — |
| ablative | Itiō | — |
| vocative | Itī | — |
Itius (Iccius) Portus,
I. a port of the Morini, in Belgic Gaul, from which Cæsar passed over to Britain, now Wissant or Witsand, a few miles east of Cape Grisnez, Caes. B. G. 5, 2, 2; 5, 5, 1.
Origins
From Gaulish Ition.