Curio
See also: curio
Latin
Etymology
From cūriō (“tha master of a curia”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkuː.ri.oː/, [ˈkuːrioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈku.ri.o/, [ˈkuːrio]
Proper noun
Cūriō m sg (genitive Cūriōnis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Gaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman consul
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cūriō |
| Genitive | Cūriōnis |
| Dative | Cūriōnī |
| Accusative | Cūriōnem |
| Ablative | Cūriōne |
| Vocative | Cūriō |
Derived terms
- Cūriōniānus
References
- “Curio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Curio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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