proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Pācuvius
Pācuvius m sg (genitive Pācuviī or Pācuvī)
Classical[paːˈkʊ.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[paˈkuː.vi.us]
Meaning
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- Marcus Pacuvius, a famous Roman poet
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pācuvius | — |
| genitive | Pācuviī Pācuvī | — |
| dative | Pācuviō | — |
| accusative | Pācuvium | — |
| ablative | Pācuviō | — |
| vocative | Pācuvī | — |
Pācŭvĭus (Pācŭus), i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens. So esp. Pacuvius, a celebrated Roman poet, a native of Brundisium, nephew of Ennius, and contemporary of P. Scipio Africanus, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 1, 1; id. Brut. 64, 229; id. Fin. 1, 2, 4; id. Or. 11, 36; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 56; Quint. 10, 1, 97. He is also said to have distinguished himself as a painter, Plin. 35, 4, 7, § 19.—Sync. form: Pacui discipulus dicor, porro is fuit Enni, Enniu' musarum, Varr. ap. Non. 88, 4; Plin. 35, 4, 7, § 19 Jan.—Hence,
II. Pā-cŭvĭānus, a, um, adj., Pacuvian:
physicus, Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131: testudo, described by Pacuvius, Tert. Pall. 3: ex quibus est Pacuvianum illud: nam si qui, etc., that Pacuvian verse, Gell. 14, 1, 34.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Pācuvius From Pācuus + -ius.