Alfius

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Alphius === Etymology === Probably from Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu). Compare Albius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaɫ.fi.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈal.fi.us] === Proper noun === Alfius m sg (genitive Alfiī or Alfī); second declension a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Alphius Avitus, a Roman poet ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === References === “Alfius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.