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Catius.

a Roman deity, the protector of boys, whom he made intelligent

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈka.ti.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkat.t͡si.us]
  1. a Roman deity, the protector of boys, whom he made intelligent

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  2. a nomen — famously held by, amongst others: Quintus Catius, plebeian aedile in 210 BC and legate of the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  3. a nomen — famously held by, amongst others: an Epicurean philosopher (fl. mid-1st C. BC) and author of the works De Rerum Natura, De Summo Bono, etc.

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  4. a nomen — famously held by, amongst others: Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (AD 26–101), Roman consul and orator, author of the epic poem Punica

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  5. a nomen — famously held by, amongst others: Publius Catius Sabinus (fl. AD 3rd C.), consul in AD 216

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

From catus (“clear-sighted”, “intelligent”, “sagacious”, “wise”).

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