proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Postumius1
Postumius m sg (genitive Postumiī or Postumī)
Classical[pɔsˈtʊ.mi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[posˈtuː.mi.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingulara Roman praenomen or nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- masculinesingularAulus Postumius Tubertus, a Roman military leader
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Postumius | — |
| genitive | Postumiī Postumī | — |
| dative | Postumiō | — |
| accusative | Postumium | — |
| ablative | Postumiō | — |
| vocative | Postumī | — |
Postŭmĭus (erroneously writt. Post-hŭmĭus; v. postumus, under posterus, III. B.), i, m.; Postŭmia, ae, f.,
I. name of a Roman gens.
I. Postumius Tubertus, a Roman consul, Liv. 2, 16.—
II. Postumia, wife of Sulpicius, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1.—
III. A Vestal, Liv. 4, 44.—
IV. A woman addicted to tippling, Cat. 27, 3.—Hence,
A. Po-stŭmĭus, a, um, adj., Postumian:
lex, Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88: via, leading towards Genoa, Tac. H. 3, 21.—B. Postŭmĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Postumius, Postumian:
imperia, i. e. of the dictator A. Postumius Tubertus, Gell. 1, 13, 7; Liv. 4, 29: caedes, i. e. of M. Postumius Regillensis, id. 4, 51.Origins
From postumus. As a praenomen, it originally referred to children whose father died before they were born and were thus posthumous.