Firmius

See also: firmius

Latin

Etymology

From firmus (stable, firm) + -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Firmius m sg (genitive Firmiī or Firmī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Firmius Cato, one of the accusers of Marcus Scribonius Libo

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Firmius
Genitive Firmiī
Firmī1
Dative Firmiō
Accusative Firmium
Ablative Firmiō
Vocative Firmī

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

Derived terms

  • Firmiānus

References

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