Tiburtius

Latin

Etymology

From Tīburtus (the legendary founder of Tivoli) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tīburtius m sg (genitive Tīburtiī or Tīburtī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Lucius Tiburtius, a Roman centurion

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Tīburtius
genitive Tīburtiī
Tīburtī1
dative Tīburtiō
accusative Tīburtium
ablative Tīburtiō
vocative Tīburtī

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

Descendants

  • Italian: Tiburzio
  • Portuguese: Tibúrcio
  • Spanish: Tiburcio (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Tiburtius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.