"Cassius" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkas.si.us/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkäs̠ːiʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈkas.si.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäsːius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Nominative singular deriving from the gens Cassia, a Roman family of antiquity. From cassus (“empty, hollow, lacking; useless, pointless”) + -ius. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|cassus|ius|t1=empty, hollow, lacking; useless, pointless}} cassus (“empty, hollow, lacking; useless, pointless”) + -ius Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cassius<2>}} Cassius m sg (genitive Cassiī or Cassī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cassius<2>}} Forms: Cassiī [genitive], Cassī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cassius [nominative, singular], Cassiī [genitive, singular], Cassī [genitive, singular], Cassiō [dative, singular], Cassium [accusative, singular], Cassiō [ablative, singular], Cassī [singular, vocative]
  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" held by many Roman politicians, historians and other notable individuals. See Cassia gens. Wikipedia link: Cassia gens Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (topical): Latin nomina gentilia Derived forms: Cassia, Cassiānus

Inflected forms

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