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Gaius
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English
Alternative forms
en Caius
Etymology
en la Gaius
Proper noun
es
en male rare Latin
Related terms
en Gaia<q:feminine form>
Translations
Italian: it Caio, it Gaio
Latin: la Gaius, la Caius
Portuguese: pt Caio
Spanish: es Caio
Latin
Alternative forms
praenominal abbreviation la C., la G. less frequently
archaic or hypercorrect la Cāius, la Cājus
la Gājus
Etymology
For la Gāvius, from la itc-pro *Gāwjos, a derivative of la ine-pro *geh₂w- to rejoice. Cognate with la gaudeō, la gaudium. Cognate with ett 𐌂𐌀𐌄.
Pronunciation
Gā.i.us
Gaius Late Latin, common variant no
Proper noun
Gāius<2.both> Gāiī/Gāī Gāiīs/Gāīs Gāiīs/Gāīs Gāiī/Gāī Gāia
, in particular:
Gaius (jurist) Gaius an eminent jurist who lived in the second century A.D.
Caligula, the en emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
la Qui totus servatus est in Gaiorum et Quintorum laterculis. Which was kept in its entirety on the registers of Gaiuses and Quintuses.la Could someone verify or correct this translation, please? source
Usage notes
1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, page 616:
The symbol [C] retained its old value [/ɡ/] only when as the initial letter it represented the names Gaius and Gnæus, which, in consequence, are often erroneously written and sounded Caius and Cnæus.
Declension
Gāius<2.both> Gāiī/Gāī Gāiīs/Gāīs Gāiīs/Gāīs Gāiī/Gāī
Derived terms
la Gāia f praenomen
la Gāiānus of, pertaining to Caligula adjective
la Gāīpor male slave of Gaius
Descendants
1 grc Γάϊος
1 cop ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ
1 xfa 𐌊𐌀𐌉𐌏𐌔
1 de Gajus
1 id Gayus
1 ett 𐌂𐌀𐌉𐌄
ka გაიუსი
it Gaio Caio
pt Gaio Caio
ru Гай possibly
es Gayo
See also
References