LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper nounfirst/second-declension adjective

Marius

Marius (feminine Maria, neuter Marium)
Classical[ˈma.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveThe name of a Roman gens.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMarius
Maria, Marium		Mariī
Mariae, Maria
genitiveMariī
Mariae		Mariōrum
Mariārum
dativeMariō
Mariae		Mariīs
accusativeMarium
Mariam		Mariōs
Mariās, Maria
ablativeMariō
Mariā		Mariīs
vocativeMarie
Maria, Marium		Mariī
Mariae, Maria

Mărĭus, i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
1. The most celebrated is C. Marius, the conqueror of Jugurtha, and seven times consul, Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 7; id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60; Sall. C. 59, 3; id. J. 46 sqq.; as a friend of the popular party, his name is used as an appellative: Caesari multos Marios inesse, Cæsar had many Mariuses in him, Sulla ap. Suet. Caes. 1 fin.—
2. M. Marius Gratidianus, Cic. Brut. 45, 168; 62, 224; id. Leg. 3, 16, 36; id. Off. 3, 20, 80; Sen. de Ira, 3, 18; Plin. 33, 9, 46, § 132.—
3. Marius Priscus, proconsul in Africa, tried for extortion, A. D. 100, Plin. Ep. 2, 11; Juv. 1, 49; 8, 120. —
4. Marius Victorinus, a rhetorician and grammarian, a native of Africa, in the middle of the fourth century of the Christian era. —Hence,
A. Mărĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to C. Marius, Marian: lex, Cic. Leg. 3, 17, 38.—
B. Mărĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to C. Marius, Marian: Mariani consulatus, Cic. Brut. 47, 175: scutum Cimbricum, id. de Or. 2, 66, 266: quercus, id. Leg. 1, 1, 1: tribunus plebis, id. Agr. 3, 2, 7: Mariana et Sullana tempestas, Flor. 3, 12, 11: Mariana et Cinnana rabies, id. 4, 2, 2.—Subst.: Mărĭāna, ae, f., a Roman colony on the eastern coast of Corsica, founded by C. Marius, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 80; Mel. 2, 7, 19.—Plur. subst.: Mărĭ-āni, ōrum, m., another name of the Cernetari in Latium, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64.

Origins

Sabineder. Italicder. Oscan 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌔 (marius)der. Latin Marius From the Oscan praenomen 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌔 (marius), likely ultimately of Sabine origin and from Italic, originating in Rome.

Descendants
  • EnglishMarius
  • ItalianMario
  • PortugueseMário
  • SpanishMario
  • PolishMariusz

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMariusMarius. 1. C. Marius, Μάριος, was born in B. C. 157, at the village of Cereatae, near Arpinum. His father's name was C. Marius, and his mother's Fulci…GeographyMariusMarius (Μαρίος), a town of Laconia, belonging in the time of Pausanias to the Eleuthero-Lacones, was situated 100 stadia east of Geronthrae. It contai…

Quick answers

What does Marius mean in Latin?
Marius, a proper noun, means “The name of a Roman gens.”.
What is the genitive of Marius?
The genitive singular is Maria. Marius is first/second-declension adjective.
How do you pronounce Marius?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.ri.us].