LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Othō

Othō m sg (genitive Othōnis)
Classical[ˈɔ.tʰoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.to]

Meaning

  1. Lucius Roscius Otho, a Roman tribune
  2. Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOthō—
genitiveOthōnis—
dativeOthōnī—
accusativeOthōnem—
ablativeOthōne—
vocativeOthō—

Ŏtho, ōnis, m., = Ὄθων,
I. a Roman surname.
I. L. Roscius Otho, a knight, a friend of Cicero, and author of the law that the knights should occupy the first fourteen seats in the theatre next to the orchestra, Cic. Mur. 19, 40; cf. Ascon. ad Cornel. p. 79 Orell.—Hence, sic libitum vano, qui nos distinxit, Othoni, Juv. 3, 159.—
II. M. Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor, whose biography is given by Suetonius: mollis Otho, Mart. 6, 32, 2; Juv. 2, 99.—Hence,
B. ŏthōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the emperor Otho, Othonian: Othoniani duces, of the emperor Otho, Tac. H. 2, 24: partes, id. ib. 2, 33.

Origins

Probably an Etruscan name, of unknown meaning, maybe a numeral, cfr. 𐌇𐌖𐌈 (huth), "six" (or "four"); compare Latin personal names like Quintus, Sextus, Septimus, Octavius, Decimus and others. Rendered in Ancient Greek as Ὄθων.

Quick answers

What does Othō mean in Latin?
Othō, a proper noun, means “Lucius Roscius Otho, a Roman tribune; Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor”.
What is the genitive of Othō?
The genitive singular is Othōnis. Othō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Othō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔ.tʰoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.to].