LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Ulpius1

Ulpius (feminine Ulpia, neuter Ulpium)
Classical[ˈʊɫ.pi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈul.pi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Ulpia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeUlpiusUlpiaUlpium
genitiveUlpiīUlpiaeUlpiī
dativeUlpiōUlpiaeUlpiō
accusativeUlpiumUlpiamUlpium
ablativeUlpiōUlpiāUlpiō
vocativeUlpieUlpiaUlpium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeUlpiīUlpiaeUlpia
genitiveUlpiōrumUlpiārumUlpiōrum
dativeUlpiīsUlpiīsUlpiīs
accusativeUlpiōsUlpiāsUlpia
ablativeUlpiīsUlpiīsUlpiīs
vocativeUlpiīUlpiaeUlpia

Origins

PIE word *wĺ̥kʷos Perhaps derived from an unmetathesized Osco-Umbrian descendant of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. If this etymology is accepted, then the term is a doublet of lupus, lycos, and Lycus.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Ulpius2
Ulpius m sg (genitive Ulpiī or Ulpī)
Classical[ˈʊɫ.pi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈul.pi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularTrajan, a Roman emperor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeUlpius—
genitiveUlpiī
Ulpī		—
dativeUlpiō—
accusativeUlpium—
ablativeUlpiō—
vocativeUlpī—

Ulpius, i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens. So esp., M. Ulpius Trajanus, the celebrated Roman emperor of that name.—Hence, Ulpĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ulpius: porticus, Sid. Carm. 8, 8.

Origins

PIE word *wĺ̥kʷos Perhaps derived from an unmetathesized Osco-Umbrian descendant of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. If this etymology is accepted, then the term is a doublet of lupus, lycos, and Lycus.

Quick answers

What does Ulpius mean in Latin?
Ulpius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the gens Ulpia.”.
How do you pronounce Ulpius?
In classical Latin, [ˈʊɫ.pi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈul.pi.us].