thius
See also: þius
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰiː.us/, [ˈt̪ʰiːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.us/, [ˈt̪iːus]
Noun
thīus m (genitive thīī); second declension
- (Late Latin) uncle
- 556-636 CE, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, page VIII:
- Tius Graecum est. Patruus frater patris est, quasi pater alius.
- "[My paternal] uncle is Greek. [My] uncle is [my] father's brother, [he is] like [my] other father".
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | thīus | thīī |
Genitive | thīī | thīōrum |
Dative | thīō | thīīs |
Accusative | thīum | thīōs |
Ablative | thīō | thīīs |
Vocative | thī | thīī |
Descendants
See also
References
- thius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “thius”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “thius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Old Saxon
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