Vesvius

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯es.u̯i.us/, [ˈu̯ɛs̠u̯iʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.swi.us/, [ˈvɛːswius]

Proper noun

Vesvius m sg (genitive Vesviī or Vesvī); second declension

Contraction of Vesuvius.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vesvius
Genitive	Vesviī Vesvī¹
Dative	Vesviō
Accusative	Vesvium
Ablative	Vesviō
Vocative	Vesvī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

Vesvĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,668/1.

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