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noun · masculinesecond declension

lūcius1

lūcius m (genitive lūciī or lūcī)
Classical[ˈɫuː.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. a fish, probably the pike

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelūciuslūciī
genitivelūciī
lūcī		lūciōrum
dativelūciōlūciīs
accusativelūciumlūciōs
ablativelūciōlūciīs
vocativelūcī
lūcie		lūciī

lūcĭus, ii, m.,
I. a fish, perh. the pike, Aus. Mosell. 123.

Origins

From lūx (“light”).

Descendants
  • Catalanlluç
  • Catalanluci
  • Englishlucy
  • Englishlucefrom Old French lus
  • Italianluccio
  • Spanishlucio
  • Irishliúsfrom Old French lus
  • Piedmonteseluss
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Lūcius2
Lūcius m (genitive Lūciī or Lūcī, feminine Lūcia)
Classical[ˈɫuː.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. a masculine praenomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLūciusLūciī
genitiveLūciī
Lūcī		Lūciōrum
dativeLūciōLūciīs
accusativeLūciumLūciōs
ablativeLūciōLūciīs
vocativeLūcīLūciī

Lūcĭus, i, m. lux; of the day,
I. a Roman prænomen, usually represented by L.: Crepusci, qui eo tempore erant nati, ut Lucii prima luce, Varr. L. L. 6, § 5 Müll.; cf.: qui luci natus est Lucius, id. ib. 9, § 60 Müll.; and: Lucius praenomen est ejus, qui primum fuit, qui oriente luce natus est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll.—In fem.: Lūcia, Varr. L. L. 9, § 61 Müll.—Hence,
II. Lucipor for Lucii puer, the slave of a Lucius, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 26.

Origins

From Archaic Latin Loucios, from Proto-Italic *Loukjos, related to lūx (“light”), stem lūc-. Compare Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌂𐌉 (Luci, a male praenomen) and Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌗𐌉 (Luχi).

Descendants
  • EnglishLucius
  • ItalianLucio
  • PortugueseLúcio
  • SpanishLucio
  • Ancient GreekΛούκιος
  • Ancient GreekΛεύκιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLuciusLucius. 3. Of BRITAIN. Bede in his Historia Ecclesiastica, 1.4, states that in A. D. 156, in the reign of the Roman emperors Aurelius and Verus, and i…

Quick answers

What does lūcius mean in Latin?
lūcius, a noun, means “a fish, probably the pike”.
What is the genitive of lūcius?
The genitive singular is lūciī. lūcius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce lūcius?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫuː.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈluː.t͡ʃi.us].