Helvius
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.u̯i.us/, [ˈhɛɫ̪u̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.vi.us/, [ˈɛlvius]
Proper noun
Helvius m sg (genitive Helviī or Helvī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Helvius Pertinax, a Roman emperor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Helvius |
| Genitive | Helviī Helvī1 |
| Dative | Helviō |
| Accusative | Helvium |
| Ablative | Helviō |
| Vocative | Helvī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Helvia
References
- “Helvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Helvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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