Otho

Latin

Etymology

Probably an Etruscan name, of unknown meaning, maybe a numeral, cfr. 𐌇𐌖𐌈 (huth), "six" (or "four"); compare Latin personal names like Quintus, Sextus, Septimus, Octavius, Decimus and others. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Rendered in Ancient Greek as Ὄθων.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Othō m sg (genitive Othōnis); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Roscius Otho, a Roman tribune
    2. Marcus Salvius Otho, a Roman emperor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Othō
Genitive Othōnis
Dative Othōnī
Accusative Othōnem
Ablative Othōne
Vocative Othō

Derived terms

  • Othōniānus

References

  • Otho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Otho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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