Clodius

== Latin == === Etymology === Alternative form of Claudius, showing a plebeian or 'rustic' monophthongization of /au̯/ to /oː/. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɫoː.di.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈklɔː.di.us] === Proper noun === Clōdius m sg (genitive Clōdiī or Clōdī); second declension a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Publius Clodius Pulcher, a Roman demagogue ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Related terms ==== Clōdia === References === “Clodius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.