LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Mārcius1

Mārcius (feminine Mārcia, neuter Mārcium)
Classical[ˈmaːr.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Marcia, Marcian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMārciusMārciaMārcium
genitiveMārciīMārciaeMārciī
dativeMārciōMārciaeMārciō
accusativeMārciumMārciamMārcium
ablativeMārciōMārciāMārciō
vocativeMārcieMārciaMārcium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMārciīMārciaeMārcia
genitiveMārciōrumMārciārumMārciōrum
dativeMārciīsMārciīsMārciīs
accusativeMārciōsMārciāsMārcia
ablativeMārciīsMārciīsMārciīs
vocativeMārciīMārciaeMārcia

Marcĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
1. Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 32; Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33; 2, 20, 35.— L. Marcius, a Roman knight, who commanded the army in Spain after the death of the Scipios, Liv. 25, 37 sq.—
2. Two brothers Marcii, Roman soothsayers in very ancient times, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 84; 1, 50, 115; 2, 55, 113.—In fem.: Marcĭa, a vestal virgin, Ascon. Cic. Mil. p. 46 Orell.—Hence,
A. Marcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius, Marcian: Marcia aqua, brought into Rome first by king Ancus Marcius, and afterwards by the prætor Q. Marcius Rex, Plin. 31, 3, 24, § 41; called also: Marcius liquor, Prop. 4, 1, 52: umor, id. 4, 22, 24: lympha, Tib. 3, 6, 58; and: frigora, Stat. S. 1, 5, 25: Marcius saltus, in Liguria, where the consul Q. Marcius suffered a defeat, Liv. 39, 20.—
B. Marcĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius: carmina, of the soothsayer Marcius, Liv. 25, 12: foedus, made by L. Marcius with the inhabitants of Gades, Cic. Balb. 17, 39.—Silva Marciana, a mountain-range in western Germany, the Schwarzwald, Amm. 21, 8, 2.— Hence, adv.: Marcĭānē, in the manner of Marcius, Prisc. vol. 2, p. 528, 25 Hertz.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*Māwortis?
  2. Proto-Italic*Māmart-?
  3. Old LatinMāvors
  4. LatinMārcius

Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin *mārtcus Latin Mārcus Latin -ius Latin Mārcius From Mārcus + -ius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMarciusMarcius. an Italian seer, whose prophetic verses (Carmina Marciana) were first discovered by M. Atilius, the praetor, in B. C. 213. They were written …
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Mārcius2
Mārcius m (genitive Mārciī or Mārcī, feminine Mārcia)
Classical[ˈmaːr.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. The name of a Roman gens, famously held by
  2. Ancus Marcius (fourth king of Rome)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMārciusMārciī
genitiveMārciī
Mārcī		Mārciōrum
dativeMārciōMārciīs
accusativeMārciumMārciōs
ablativeMārciōMārciīs
vocativeMārcīMārciī

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*Māwortis?
  2. Proto-Italic*Māmart-?
  3. Old LatinMāvors
  4. LatinMārcius

Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin *mārtcus Latin Mārcus Latin -ius Latin Mārcius From Mārcus + -ius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMarciusMarcius. an Italian seer, whose prophetic verses (Carmina Marciana) were first discovered by M. Atilius, the praetor, in B. C. 213. They were written …

Quick answers

What does Mārcius mean in Latin?
Mārcius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the gens Marcia, Marcian”.
How do you pronounce Mārcius?
In classical Latin, [ˈmaːr.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.t͡ʃi.us].
Where does Mārcius come from?
Proto-Italic *Māwortis? → Proto-Italic *Māmart-? → Old Latin Māvors → Latin Mārcius.