LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Novius

Novius m sg (genitive Noviī or Novī)
Classical[ˈnɔ.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔː.vi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularQuintus Novius, a Roman composer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNovius—
genitiveNoviī
Novī		—
dativeNoviō—
accusativeNovium—
ablativeNoviō—
vocativeNovī—

Nŏvĭus, a,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
A. Masc.
1. Novius, a famous writer of Atellane plays, a contemporary of Pomponius, about A. U. C. 650-670: Novius probatissimus Atellanarum scriptor ait, etc., Macr. S. 1, 10, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 63, 255; 2, 69, 279; cf. Gell. 15, 13, 4; 17, 2, 8; Non. 81, 22 sq. et saep.—Hence, Nŏvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Novius (the Atellane poet), Novian: oratiunculae, M. Aurel. ap. Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 2, 13 Mai.: fullones, Tert. Pall. 4; v. fullo, I.—
2. L. Novius, a tribune of the people and enemy of Clodius, Ascon. ad Cic. Mil. p. 47 Orell.—
3. Another Novius, Hor. S. 1, 6, 40 (perh. a fictitious name, i. q. Newcomer, Upstart). —
4. A fortune-hunter, Juv. 12, 111.—
B. Fem.: Nŏvĭa, ae, the wife of Oppianicus, Cic. Clu. 9, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Italic*nowos
  4. LatinNovius

Latin -ius Latin Novius From novus (“new”) + -ius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyNoviusNovius. 1. Q. Novius, a celebrated writer of Atellane plays, was a contemporary of Pomponius, who wrote plays of the same kind, and of the dictator Su…

Quick answers

What does Novius mean in Latin?
Novius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Novius?
The genitive singular is Noviī. Novius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Novius?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɔ.wi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɔː.vi.us].
Where does Novius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nu → Proto-Indo-European *néwos → Proto-Italic *nowos → Latin Novius.