LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Stygius

Stygius (feminine Stygia, neuter Stygium)
Classical[ˈsty.ɡi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstiː.d͡ʒi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof the Styx, Stygian
  2. adjectiveof the lower world, infernal
  3. adjectivedeadly, fatal, pernicious, awful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeStygiusStygiaStygium
genitiveStygiīStygiaeStygiī
dativeStygiōStygiaeStygiō
accusativeStygiumStygiamStygium
ablativeStygiōStygiāStygiō
vocativeStygieStygiaStygium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeStygiīStygiaeStygia
genitiveStygiōrumStygiārumStygiōrum
dativeStygiīsStygiīsStygiīs
accusativeStygiōsStygiāsStygia
ablativeStygiīsStygiīsStygiīs
vocativeStygiīStygiaeStygia

Stўgĭus, a, um, v. Styx, II. 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Στῠ́γῐος (Stŭ́gĭos, “stygian”).

Descendants
  • Catalanestigi
  • EnglishStygian
  • Frenchstygien
  • Germanstygisch
  • Italianstigio
  • Portugueseestígio
  • Spanishestigio
  • Czechstyžský
  • Swedishstygisk

Quick answers

What does Stygius mean in Latin?
Stygius, a adjective, means “of the Styx, Stygian; of the lower world, infernal; deadly, fatal, pernicious, awful”.
How do you pronounce Stygius?
In classical Latin, [ˈsty.ɡi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstiː.d͡ʒi.us].