Numerius

See also: numerius

Latin

Alternative forms

N. (praenominal abbreviation)
Numasios (Early Latin)

Etymology

From older Numasios, from Proto-Italic *Numazjos.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /nuˈme.ri.us/, [nʊˈmɛriʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nuˈme.ri.us/, [nuˈmɛːrius]

Proper noun

Numerius m (genitive Numeriī or Numerī); second declension

A masculine praenomen.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Numerius	Numeriī
Genitive	Numeriī Numerī¹	Numeriōrum
Dative	Numeriō	Numeriīs
Accusative	Numerium	Numeriōs
Ablative	Numeriō	Numeriīs
Vocative	Numerī	Numeriī

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

Descendants

Ancient Greek: Νουμέριος (Noumérios)

References

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

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