Pompeius

Meaning

Adj

of or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian

Noun

a citizen of Pompeii, a Pompeian

Name

1. (declension-2, masculine, singular) A Roman nomen gentilicium, gens or "family name" famously held by
2. (declension-2, masculine, singular) A Roman nomen gentilicium, gens or "family name" famously held by:

Concepts

Pompey

Translations

Pompeo

Pompeius

Πομπήιος

Pompée

Pompeyo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pɔmˈpɛj.jʊs]

Etymology

Borrowed from Oscan [Term?], from 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”) + -eius, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Oscan 𐌐𐌞𐌌𐌐𐌀𐌉𐌉𐌀𐌍𐌔 (púmpaiians, “Pompeian”, masc.nom.sg.), which shows that the penultimate vowel was short, as well as the geminate consonant, just as in peius. See also Pompeiī. Doublet of Quinquius, the native Latin form.