Casius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Casius m sg (genitive Casiī or Casī); second declension

  1. A mountain in Syria, whose base was bathed by the river Orontes
  2. A mountain in Egypt situated near the borders with Arabia
  3. A river in Albania, forming the northern boundary of the country

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Casius
Genitive Casiī
Casī1
Dative Casiō
Accusative Casium
Ablative Casiō
Vocative Casī
Locative Casiī

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

References
  • Casius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Casius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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