proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Persius
Persius m sg (genitive Persiī or Persī)
Classical[ˈpɛr.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.si.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- masculinesingularAulus Persius Flaccus, a Roman poet
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Persius | — |
| genitive | Persiī Persī | — |
| dative | Persiō | — |
| accusative | Persium | — |
| ablative | Persiō | — |
| vocative | Persī | — |
Persĭus, ĭi, m.,
I. a Roman surname.
I. C. Persius, an orator, a contemporary of the Gracchi, Cic. de Or 2, 6, 25; id. Brut. 26, 99; id. Fin. 1, 3, 7.—
II. A. Persius Flaccus, a celebrated satirist of Volaterrœ, in Etruria, who died in the reign of Nero, at the age of twenty-eight, A. D. 62, Mart. 4, 29, 7; Quint. 10, 1, 94.—Hence,
B. Persĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the poet Persius, Persian:
Persianum illud, that passage of Persius, Lact. 2, 2, 18.—III. A third Persius, otherwise unknown, has given his name to the Persĭānae ăquae, perh. near Carthage, App Flor 3, p. 353, 5.
Origins
From Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (persu), though the ultimate origin is uncertain. Possibly a late, unaspirated version of 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). The name has been confused with Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús, “Perseus”) because of some Etruscan artifacts transcribing the hero's name with the same spelling.