Claudius

Translingual mul Etymology mul Proper noun 1 m genus family Kinosternidae narrow-bridged musk turtle References 1 1 1 English Etymology From en la Claudius. en Claude. Pronunciation en /ˈklɔdiəs/ US en /ˈklɔːdiəs/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Claudius.wav US Proper noun + Claudii en male Latin. Acts 24 23–26 cxc 1 [H]e wrote a letter in this maner. Claudius Liſias vnto the moſt mighty ruelar Felix ſendeth gretyngꝭ. en John W[illiam] Velz Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition: A Critical Guide to Commentary, 1660-1960 Minneapolis, Minn. w:University of Minnesota Press 1968 315 https://archive.org/details/shakespeareclass0000velz/page/315/mode/1up 2 67-14377 King Claudius is the Emperor Claudius, who "committed incest with Agrippina, married her and adopted her son Nero." The two Claudiuses have several traits in common (drunkenness, violent temper, love of gambling, e.g.). en Rose Williams Duces Romanorum: Profiles in Roman Courage teacher’s London WPC Classics 2001 94 https://archive.org/details/ducesromanorumpr0000will/page/94/mode/1up 1 89885 549 8 Vespasian, a simple man, always laughed because so many Julii and Claudii were made divine after their deaths. On his deathbed he said, “Alas! I think I’m becoming a god.” en w:Steven Saylor Coriolanus (510–491 bc) Roma: The Epic Novel of Ancient Rome London Constable 2007 143 https://archive.org/details/romaepicnovelofa0000sayl_r6w1/page/143/mode/1up 978-1-84529-110-5 Busy accepting the good wishes of all the other guests, Titus was able to pay only passing attention to Gnaeus. He worried that his friend might feel a bit out of place amid so many Claudii and Potitii, or, given his sensitivities, might experience a bit of envy, perhaps even resentment, at seeing the trappings of the patrician wedding he himself would never experience. en w:Harry Sidebottom Rome, The Caelian Hill, Five Days before the Ides of March, ad238 Blood & Steel Throne of the Caesars 2 London HarperCollinsPublishers 2015 132 https://archive.org/details/bloodsteel0000side/page/132/mode/1up 978-0-00-749988-5 The two Claudii had put their heads on the block by their own volition. The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus". Related terms en Claud en Claude en Claudia en Claudian Translations Roman Emperor Bulgarian: bg Кла́вдий m Greek: el Κλαύδιος m Ancient Greek: grc Κλαύδιος m Latin: la Claudius m Persian: fa قلوذیوس qaluziyus en Individuals Latin Alternative forms la Clōdius Etymology Traditionally said to be from la claudus lame, limping, crippled, however, family history relates that the name was adopted as the Romanized form of an earlier Clausus, the Latin spelling of an original Sabine name. A la sbv - word cognate with la clausus shut, closed, perfect passive participle of la claudō to shut, close seems a more probable origin. Pronunciation Proper noun Claudius<2.both> Claudia A Roman gens name. Declension Claudius<2.both> Related terms la Claudia Descendants ca Claudi en Claude fr Claude gl Clodio de Claudius it Claudio lt Klaudijus pl Klaudiusz pt Cláudio ro Claudiu es Claudio References la nomina gentilia terms with variable monophthongization