-eius

eius Latin Alternative forms la -ejus -eiius -eijus orthographic Etymology 1 By analogy with la nomen gentilicium nomina gentilicia of la osc - or perhaps la ett - origin, such as la Pompeius (from osc *pompe five), la Tarpeius, la Saufeius. Difficult to distinguish from Etymology 2.-eius -eia 289 Gentilics ending in la -eius may have originated from a Faliscan variant of this suffix, whereas la -aius (as in la Anaius, la Popaius, la Ulaius) may go back to Oscan, and la -aeus (as in la Annaeus) to Paelignian and Umbrian.120 Chase George Davis 1897 The Origin of Roman Praenomina Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 8 Pronunciation -eius Note: although the syllable is heavy due to the regularly geminate intervocalic /j/, the vowel is thought to have been short on etymological grounds. Suffix -eius forms la nomen gentilicium nomina gentilicia la Elatus 1 Elateius la Proculus 1 Proculeius Usage notes This suffix was also used to form humorous words such as la sterteia one who snores from la stertō snore by Petronius and la sterceia a maidservant who cleans the excrement of children from la stercus dung, manure by Tertullian. Declension -eius -ei The Masculine Singular Vocative is monosyllabic.325: Dekl. Sing. Vokativ 424 Derived terms la -uleius Etymology 2 la -ēius adjectival :from la:-ius<id:suffix forming adjectives> 1 Derived adjectives from nouns and names with an la -ē stem with the suffix la -ius (such as la plēbēius of the common people from la plēbēs the common people, an archaic form of la plēbs). Difficult to distinguish from Etymology 1. Pronunciation -ēius Note: the vowel is thought to have been long on etymological grounds. Suffix -ēius forms adjectives from nouns and proper names la pāgus -ēius pāgēius Declension -ēius Etymology 3 From la grc - adjectives in grc -ήϊος, form of grc -εῖος. Perhaps more properly considered a poetically variant scansion of the suffixes under Etymology 1 and 2, modelled on the corresponding situation in Greek. Pronunciation -ēïus Note: this suffix is trisyllabic. Suffix -ēïus la literary poetic Forms adjectives, chiefly from grc - nouns, but occasionally from native ones as well la φῠ́λλος grc leaf 1 Phyllēïus corresponding to grc Φῠλλήϊος la Πρῐ́ᾱπος grc 1 Priāpēïus corresponding to grc Πρῐᾱπήϊος la Tiberius 1 Tiberēïus Declension -ēïus See also la References