LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

titus1

titus m (genitive titī)
Classical[ˈtɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinewood pigeon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetitustitī
genitivetitītitōrum
dativetitōtitīs
accusativetitumtitōs
ablativetitōtitīs
vocativetitetitī

Origins

Descendants
  • Catalantètolfrom Late Latin tetus
  • Catalantudófrom Vulgar Latin *titōne
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Titus2
Titus m (genitive Titī, feminine Tita)
Classical[ˈtɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea masculine praenomen
    SENATVS POPVLVSQVE·ROMANVS DIVO·TITO·DIVI·VESPASIANI: The Senate and the Roman people (dedicate this) to the deified Titus Vespasian Augustus,c. 82 CE, Arch of Titus
    Titus e Sabino nomine Tito fluxitTitus comes from the Sabine name TitusJulius Paris, De Nominibus Epitome 6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTitusTitī
genitiveTitīTitōrum
dativeTitōTitīs
accusativeTitumTitōs
ablativeTitōTitīs
vocativeTiteTitī

Tĭtus, i, m.,
I. a Roman prænomen, abbreviated T.

Origins

Compare Faliscan 𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌏 (tito), Umbrian 𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌔 (titis), South Picene 𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌞𐌌 (titúm). The name was attributed to the Sabines by the ancient author Julius Paris, which may connect to the legendary Sabine king Titus Tatius. Foreign origin of the name is evidenced by its distribution; it appears frequently in inscriptions from former Umbrian and Paelignian territory.

Descendants
  • CatalanTitus
  • EnglishTitus
  • FrenchTite
  • ItalianTito
  • SpanishTito
  • PortugueseTito
  • VietnameseTítfrom French Tite
  • GreekΤίτοςfrom Ancient Greek Τίτος
  • IrishTíteas
  • Old IrishTit

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTitusTitus. Τίτος, one of the two supernumerary tyrants added by Trebellius Pollio to his list of the Thirty [see AUREOLUS]. He is said to have maintained …

Quick answers

What does titus mean in Latin?
titus, a noun, means “wood pigeon”.
What is the genitive of titus?
The genitive singular is titī. titus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce titus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.tus].