Gratius

See also: gratius

Latin

Etymology

From grātus (“grateful”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡraː.ti.us/, [ˈɡräːt̪iʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡrat.t͡si.us/, [ˈɡrät̪ː͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Grātius m sg (genitive Grātiī or Grātī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gratius Faliscus, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Grātius
Genitive Grātiī
Grātī1
Dative Grātiō
Accusative Grātium
Ablative Grātiō
Vocative Grātī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References
  • “Gratius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Gratius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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