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noun · masculinesecond declension

nesapius

nesapius m (genitive nesapiī or nesapī)
Classical[nɛˈsa.pi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[neˈs̬aː.pi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinean ignoramus, know-nothing
    Et ne me putetis nesapium esse, valde bene scio, unde primum Corinthea [vasa] nata sint.Don't start thinking I am such ignoramus, I know perfectly well the origins of Corinthean vases.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 50.5

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenesapiusnesapiī
genitivenesapiī
nesapī		nesapiōrum
dativenesapiōnesapiīs
accusativenesapiumnesapiōs
ablativenesapiōnesapiīs
vocativenesapienesapiī

nĕsăpĭus, a, um, adj. ne-sapio,
I. unwise, foolish, Petr. 50, 5; cf. Ter. Scaurus de Orthogr, p. 2251 P.

Origins

From ne- + sapiō + -us.

Quick answers

What does nesapius mean in Latin?
nesapius, a noun, means “an ignoramus, know-nothing”.
What is the genitive of nesapius?
The genitive singular is nesapiī. nesapius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce nesapius?
In classical Latin, [nɛˈsa.pi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [neˈs̬aː.pi.us].