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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Tarpeius1

Tarpeius m sg (genitive Tarpeiī or Tarpeī)
Classical[tarˈpɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[tarˈpɛː.jus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularSpurius Tarpeius, a Roman governor
  2. masculinesingularTarpeia, a Roman mythological figure

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTarpeius—
genitiveTarpeiī
Tarpeī		—
dativeTarpeiō—
accusativeTarpeium—
ablativeTarpeiō—
vocativeTarpeī—

Tarpēius, i, m.; Tarpēia, ae, f.,
I. a Roman proper name; so esp.,
1. Sp. Tarpeius, the father of Tarpeia, who opened the citadel to the Sabines, Liv. 1, 11; Val. Max. 9, 6, 1.—
2. Tarpeia, a Roman maiden, who treacherously opened the citadel to the Sabines, and for her reward was killed by the weight of their arms, which they cast upon her, Flor. 1, 1; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 2; cf. Liv. 1, 11, 6 sqq.; Ov. M. 14, 776.—Hence,
A. Tarpēius, a, um, adj., Tarpeian: mons, the Tarpeian Rock, the name of a rock on the Capitoline Hill, from which criminals were thrown headlong, Varr. L. L. 5, § 41 Müll.; Liv. 1, 55; called also, saxum, id. 6, 20; Tac. A. 6, 19; Fest. p. 343 Müll.: rupes, Tac. H. 3, 71; and absol.: in Tarpeio fodientes, Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15: ad Tarpeium raptus (Metellus), id. 7, 44, 45, § 143: arx, the citadel on the Capitoline Hill, Prop. 4, (5), 4, 29; Ov. M. 15, 866: pater, Capitoline Jupiter, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 7. cf. fulmina, Juv. 13, 78; and dei, who were worshipped on the Capitoline Hill, Luc. 8, 863: coronae, given to victors in the Capitoline games, Mart. 9, 41, 1; cf. frons, id. 9, 4, 8; and quercus, id. 4, 54, 1: lex, named after a certain Tarpeius, Cic. Rep. 2, 35, 60; Fest. p. 237 Müll.: pudicitia, of a Tarpeia, Prop. 1, 16, 2.—
B. Tarpēiānus, a, um, adj., Tarpeian: haedus, of the Tarpeian Hill, Apic. 8, 6 and 8.
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Tarpeius2
Tarpeius (feminine Tarpeia, neuter Tarpeium)
Classical[tarˈpɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[tarˈpɛː.jus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Tarpeia.
  2. adjectiveof or pertaining to Tarpeia (vestal virgin)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeTarpeiusTarpeiaTarpeium
genitiveTarpeiīTarpeiaeTarpeiī
dativeTarpeiōTarpeiaeTarpeiō
accusativeTarpeiumTarpeiamTarpeium
ablativeTarpeiōTarpeiāTarpeiō
vocativeTarpeieTarpeiaTarpeium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeTarpeiīTarpeiaeTarpeia
genitiveTarpeiōrumTarpeiārumTarpeiōrum
dativeTarpeiīsTarpeiīsTarpeiīs
accusativeTarpeiōsTarpeiāsTarpeia
ablativeTarpeiīsTarpeiīsTarpeiīs
vocativeTarpeiīTarpeiaeTarpeia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeio
to throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Tarpēius adj.,
of Tarpeia, Tarpeian: mons, the Tarpeian Rock near the Capitol, from which criminals were thrown, L.: arx, the citadel on the Capitoline Hill, V., O.: nemus, Pr.: fulmina, i. e. of Jupiter Capitolinus, Iu.

Origins

Descendants
  • EnglishTarpeian
  • Frenchtarpéien
  • Italiantarpeo
  • Frenchtarpéefrom Middle French tarpee

Quick answers

What does Tarpeius mean in Latin?
Tarpeius, a proper noun, means “Spurius Tarpeius, a Roman governor; Tarpeia, a Roman mythological figure”.
What is the genitive of Tarpeius?
The genitive singular is Tarpeiī. Tarpeius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tarpeius?
In classical Latin, [tarˈpɛj.jʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tarˈpɛː.jus].