Fulvius
Latin
Etymology
From fulvus (“tawny”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈful.u̯i.us/, [ˈfʊɫ̪u̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈful.vi.us/, [ˈfulvius]
Proper noun
Fulvius m sg (genitive Fulviī or Fulvī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fulvius |
| Genitive | Fulviī Fulvī1 |
| Dative | Fulviō |
| Accusative | Fulvium |
| Ablative | Fulviō |
| Vocative | Fulvī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Fulvia
- Fulviānus
- Forum Fulvii
References
- “Fulvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fulvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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