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Appius
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English
Etymology
From Latin Appius, probably a Latinized form of an Italic name Attius, from Oscan, Umbrian, or Sabine.
Proper noun
Appius
- A male given name in Latin, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way.
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈap.pi.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈap.pi.us]
Proper noun
Appius m (genitive Appiī or Appī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen, e.g.:
- Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician
Declension
Second-declension noun.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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Adjective
Appius (feminine Appia, neuter Appium); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “Appius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Appius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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