dusius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Gaulish *dusios (“incubus, monster”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- (“to breathe; spirit”). Compare Proto-Slavic *duša (“spirit, soul”).
Noun
[edit]dusius m (genitive dusiī or dusī); second declension
- a kind of evil spirit
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dusius | dusiī |
| genitive | dusiī dusī1 |
dusiōrum |
| dative | dusiō | dusiīs |
| accusative | dusium | dusiōs |
| ablative | dusiō | dusiīs |
| vocative | dusie | dusiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- dusius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.