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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Maevius

Maevius m sg (genitive Maeviī or Maevī)
Classical[ˈmae̯.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.vi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularMaevius, a Roman poet, despised by Vergil and Horace

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMaevius—
genitiveMaeviī
Maevī		—
dativeMaeviō—
accusativeMaevium—
ablativeMaeviō—
vocativeMaevī—

Maevĭus, i, m., and Maevĭa, ae, f.,
I. Roman proper names.
A. Maevius.
1. A secretary of Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 75, § 175. —
2. A wretched poet, contemporary with Virgil, Verg. E. 3, 90; Hor. Epod. 10, 2.—
B. Maevia, a woman, Dig. 31, 4, 87.—Hence,
II. Maevĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mævius, Mævian: fundus, Dig. 34, 5, 1: hereditas, ib. 31, 1, 76 init.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMaeviusMaevius. Works about Poems 2. A person, who killed his brother in the civil war, and thus has become the subject of two beautiful elegiac poems. Editi…

Quick answers

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