Marsus

See also: marŝus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.sus/, [ˈmärs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.sus/, [ˈmärsus]

Etymology 1

From Marsī.

Adjective

Marsus (feminine Marsa, neuter Marsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. pertaining to the Marsi

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Marsus	Marsa	Marsum		Marsī	Marsae	Marsa
genitive	Marsī	Marsae	Marsī		Marsōrum	Marsārum	Marsōrum
dative	Marsō	Marsae	Marsō		Marsīs
accusative	Marsum	Marsam	Marsum		Marsōs	Marsās	Marsa
ablative	Marsō	Marsā	Marsō		Marsīs
vocative	Marse	Marsa	Marsum		Marsī	Marsae	Marsa

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Marsus m sg (genitive Marsī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) A son of Circe
2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Domitius Marsus, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Marsus
genitive	Marsī
dative	Marsō
accusative	Marsum
ablative	Marsō
vocative	Marse

References

• “Marsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Marsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.