Domitius

Latin

Etymology

Probably from domitus (tamed) + -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Domitius m sg (genitive Domitiī or Domitī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Domitius
Genitive Domitiī
Domitī1
Dative Domitiō
Accusative Domitium
Ablative Domitiō
Vocative Domitī

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Δομίτιος (Domítios)
  • Italian: Domizio

References

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