"gaius" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: Probably of imitative origin, or related to the personal name Gaius. Though only attested in Late Latin, it has been suggested that the name of the bird is archaic and predates the personal name. Etymology templates: {{m|la|Gaius}} Gaius Head templates: {{la-noun|gaius<2>|g=m|gen_sg=gaiī}} gaius m (genitive gaiī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|gaius<2>|gen_sg=gaiī}} Forms: gaiī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], gaius [nominative, singular], gaiī [nominative, plural], gaiī [genitive, singular], gaiōrum [genitive, plural], gaiō [dative, singular], gaiīs [dative, plural], gaium [accusative, singular], gaiōs [accusative, plural], gaiō [ablative, singular], gaiīs [ablative, plural], gaie [singular, vocative], gaiī [plural, vocative]
  1. jaybird Wikipedia link: Late Latin Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine Synonyms: gaia [feminine]

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