LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Oppius1

Oppius m sg (genitive Oppiī or Oppī)
Classical[ˈɔp.pi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔp.pi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOppius—
genitiveOppiī
Oppī		—
dativeOppiō—
accusativeOppium—
ablativeOppiō—
vocativeOppī—

Oppĭus, i, m.; Oppĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
1. C. Oppius, a friend of Cœsar, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14 al.—
2. L. Oppius, a Roman knight, Cic. Fl. 13, 31.—
3. P. Oppius, a quœstor, defended by Cicero; v. the fragm. in Orell. p. 444.—In fem.: Oppia, the wife of L. Mindius, Cic. Fam. 13, 28, 2; v. also Juv. 10, 220 Jan.; id. 10, 322. —Hence, Oppĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to an Oppius, Oppian: Oppia lex, proposed by the people's tribune, C. Oppius, against women's extravagance in dress, Liv. 34, 1, Tac. A. 3, 33; 34: Oppius mons, one of the summits of the Esquiline Hill, Varr. L. L. 5, § 50 Müll.; Fest. s. v. septimontium, pp. 340 and 348 Müll.; cf. Becker's Antiq. 1, pp. 521, 534.

Origins

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekὌππιος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyOppiusOppius. 10. C. Oppius, one of the most intimate friends of C. Julius Caesar. Together with Cornelius Balbus, with whose name that of Oppius is usually…
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Oppius2
Oppius (feminine Oppia, neuter Oppium)
Classical[ˈɔp.pi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔp.pi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Oppia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeOppiusOppiaOppium
genitiveOppiīOppiaeOppiī
dativeOppiōOppiaeOppiō
accusativeOppiumOppiamOppium
ablativeOppiōOppiāOppiō
vocativeOppieOppiaOppium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeOppiīOppiaeOppia
genitiveOppiōrumOppiārumOppiōrum
dativeOppiīsOppiīsOppiīs
accusativeOppiōsOppiāsOppia
ablativeOppiīsOppiīsOppiīs
vocativeOppiīOppiaeOppia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyOppiusOppius. 10. C. Oppius, one of the most intimate friends of C. Julius Caesar. Together with Cornelius Balbus, with whose name that of Oppius is usually…

Quick answers

What does Oppius mean in Latin?
Oppius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"”.
What is the genitive of Oppius?
The genitive singular is Oppiī. Oppius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Oppius?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔp.pi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔp.pi.us].