"Caius" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡaː.i.us/ [Classical], [ˈɡäːiʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈɡa.i.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɡäːius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), /ˈɡaːi̯.i̯us/ [Classical], [ˈɡäːi̯ːʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈɡa.jus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɡäːjus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), /ˈkaː.i.us/ [Classical], [ˈkäːiʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈka.i.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäːius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), /ˈkaː.i̯us/ [Classical], [ˈkäːi̯ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈka.jus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäːjus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: See Gāius. The spelling with C is a holdover from an era when the letter C represented the phonetic value /ɡ/. Etymology templates: {{m|la|Gāius}} Gāius Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cāius<2.both>|abl_pl=Cāīs|dat_pl=Cāīs|f=Cāia|footnote=The noun Cāius possesses several irregularly syncopated forms in the nominative, dative, ablative, and vocative plural.|nom_pl=Cāī|voc_pl=Cāī}} Cāius m (genitive Cāiī or Cāī, feminine Cāia); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cāius<2.both>|abl_pl=Cāīs|dat_pl=Cāīs|footnote=The noun Cāius possesses several irregularly syncopated forms in the nominative, dative, ablative, and vocative plural.|nom_pl=Cāī|voc_pl=Cāī}} Forms: Cāius [canonical, masculine], Cāiī [genitive], Cāī [genitive], Cāia [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cāius [nominative, singular], Cāī [nominative, plural], Cāiī [genitive, singular], Cāī [genitive, singular], Cāiōrum [genitive, plural], Cāiō [dative, singular], Cāīs [dative, plural], Cāium [accusative, singular], Cāiōs [accusative, plural], Cāiō [ablative, singular], Cāīs [ablative, plural], Cāī [singular, vocative], Cāī [plural, vocative]
  1. (archaic or hypercorrect) Alternative form of Gāius Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, declension-2, hypercorrect Alternative form of: Gāius

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