Gentius

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Illyrian, compare Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios), Γέντιος (Géntios). Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛn.ti.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡si.us] === Proper noun === Gentius m sg (genitive Gentiī or Gentī); second declension a male given name, the last Illyrian king ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Derived terms ==== ? gentiāna ==== Descendants ==== → Albanian: Gent, Genc → Italian: Genzio === References === “Gentius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Gentius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press === Further reading === Gentius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia