"Publius" meaning in Latin

See Publius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈpuː.bli.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpuː.bli.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From populus. Compare pūblicus. Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Pūblius<2.both>}} Pūblius m (genitive Pūbliī or Pūblī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Pūblius<2.both>}} Forms: Pūblius [canonical, masculine], Pūbliī [genitive], Pūblī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pūblius [nominative, singular], Pūbliī [nominative, plural], Pūbliī [genitive, singular], Pūblī [genitive, singular], Pūbliōrum [genitive, plural], Pūbliō [dative, singular], Pūbliīs [dative, plural], Pūblium [accusative, singular], Pūbliōs [accusative, plural], Pūbliō [ablative, singular], Pūbliīs [ablative, plural], Pūblī [singular, vocative], Pūbliī [plural, vocative], P. [alternative, abbreviation, praenominal], Poplios [alternative, Latin, archaic]
  1. a masculine praenomen, famously held by:
    Publius Valerius Publicola (6th century BCE)
    Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-Publius-la-name-QrCXVpPu Categories (other): Latin praenomina, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 33 33
  2. a masculine praenomen, famously held by:
    Pūblius Aelius Hadriānus (birth name of emperor Caesar Trāiānus Hadriānus Augustus)
    Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-Publius-la-name-opR6yXj4 Categories (other): Latin praenomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with redundant wikilinks, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 54 25 Disambiguation of Latin links with redundant wikilinks: 20 61 19 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 65 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 62 18
  3. a masculine praenomen, famously held by:
    Publius Ovidius Naso (Roman poet, 43 BCE - 17 CE)
    Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-Publius-la-name-Uc-VxEU- Categories (other): Latin praenomina, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pūbliānus, Pūblīpor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "52 0 48",
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    },
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          "Publii"
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      ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "Pūblius",
      "links": [
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          "Pūblius",
          "Publius#Latin"
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          "Pūbliī",
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          "Publii#Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.bli.us]",
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}
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    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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