Hostus

See also: hostus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hostus m (genitive Hostī); second declension

  1. A masculine praenomen, famously held by:
    Hostus Hostilius, a companion of Romulus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Hostus Hostī
genitive Hostī Hostōrum
dative Hostō Hostīs
accusative Hostum Hostōs
ablative Hostō Hostīs
vocative Hoste Hostī

See also

Roman praenomina: praenominaedit

References

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