Gajus

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡaː.jʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡaː.jus] === Proper noun === Gājus m (genitive Gājī, feminine Gāja); second declension a masculine praenomen alternative form of Gāius ==== Usage notes ==== The original pronunciation was trisyllabic Gāïus, for which the spelling Gājus is incorrect. However, a later bisyllabic pronunciation eventually displaced the original pronunciation. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun.