Naevius

== Latin == === Etymology === Substantivisation and use as a proper noun of the adjective naevius (“that has a mole on his body”), from naevus (“birthmark”, “mole”) +‎ -ius; the adjective Naevius is derived from the proper noun. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnae̯.wi.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛː.vi.us] === Proper noun === Naevius m sg (genitive Naeviī or Naevī); second declension The name of a Roman gens, whose most celebrated member is: Gnaeus Naevius (circa 270–circa 201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Derived terms ==== Naepor Naeviānus === Adjective === Naevius (feminine Naevia, neuter Naevium); first/second-declension adjective of or belonging to a member of the Naevius gens, Naevian Synonym: Naeviānus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === References === “Naevĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Naevius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.