proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Titius1
Titius m sg (genitive Titiī or Titī)
Classical[ˈtɪ.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtit.t͡si.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- masculinesingularMarcus Titius, a Roman consul
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Titius | — |
| genitive | Titiī Titī | — |
| dative | Titiō | — |
| accusative | Titium | — |
| ablative | Titiō | — |
| vocative | Titī | — |
Tĭtĭus, i, m.; Tĭtĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a Roman gens; e. g. Sex. Titius, a tribune of the people, whose motions so much resembled dancing that a certain dance was named Titius after him, Cic. Brut. 62, 225; id. de Or. 2, 11, 48.—
II. Titius Septimius, to whom is addressed Hor. C. 2, 6; cf. id. Ep. 1, 9, 1. — Hence,
A. Tĭtĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Titius, Titian:
lex, Cic. Mur. 8, 18; id. Leg. 2, 6, 14; Val. Max. 8, 1, 3; Dig. 11, 5, 3: atrium, Liv. 39, 44, 7: sodales, appointed for the Sabine worship by king Titus Tatius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 85 Müll.; Tac. A. 1, 54; Luc. 1, 602.—Called also TITIALES, Inscr. Orell. 2432; cf. also SODALIS TITIENSIS, Inscr. Murat. 299.—B. Tĭ-tĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Titius, Titian:
fundus, Dig. 23, 3, 50; ib. 45, 1, 85.—C. Tĭtĭensis, e, adj., of or belonging to king Titus Tatius; v. sodalis, A. —Subst.: Tĭtĭenses, ĭum, m., for the usual Tatienses, one of the three Roman equestrian centuries; v. Tatius; also abbrev. Tĭtĭens, ĭum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 81; Prop. 4 (5), 1, 31.
Origins
From Titus + -ius. Compare South Picene 𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌞𐌇 (titiúh).