Galerius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡaˈleː.ri.us/, [ɡäˈɫ̪eːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡaˈle.ri.us/, [ɡäˈlɛːrius]
Proper noun
Galērius m (genitive Galēriī or Galērī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Galērius | Galēriī |
| Genitive | Galēriī Galērī1 |
Galēriōrum |
| Dative | Galēriō | Galēriīs |
| Accusative | Galērium | Galēriōs |
| Ablative | Galēriō | Galēriīs |
| Vocative | Galērī | Galēriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Galēria
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Γαλέριος (Galérios)
References
- “Galerius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Galerius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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