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The geminate-tt-might have been established to compensate the fluctuating quality of succeeding -u-between non-syllabic glide and full vowel apparent since Old Latin; in the postclassical form quattor this sound is dropped altogether, and in most Romance languages the second syllable is subject to syncope, which then is compensated by an ...
The nomen Tertius is derived from the Latin for "third", which was used as a cognomen from the earliest period of Roman history. While it may anciently have been a praenomen corresponding with similar masculine names, such as Quintus, Sextus, and Decimus, only the feminine form, Tertia, appears to have been in use during the Republic, and only in imperial times does the masculine form appear ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Decimus (/ ˈ d ɛ s ɪ m ə s / DESS-im-əs, Classical Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs]), very rarely feminine Decima, is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, usually abbreviated D. Although never especially common, Decimus was used throughout Roman history from the earliest times to the end of the Western Empire and beyond, surviving into modern times ...
Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva came from the Roman plebeian Junia gens. His second cognomen Scaeva is only preserved in the work of Titus Livius, [1] but his praenomen Decimus is found in the same place and is not mentioned elsewhere in Livius's work but only by Diodorus [2] as well as in Cassiodorus's chronicle.
Decimus married Julia Africana in 54 AD. Julia was the daughter of the consul Marcus Julius Africanus. They had one daughter named Junia Silana Torquata (b. 55). Decimus allegedly boasted of his descent from Augustus, and as a result, Emperor Nero forced him to commit suicide.
Tertius Chandler (1915–2000) American historian and author; Tertius Delport, South African politician; Tertius Losper (born 1985), Namibian rugby union fullback; T. Tertius Noble (1867–1953), English-born organist and composer; Tertius Rebelo (1915–1976), Brazilian politician; Tertius Zongo (born 1957), former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Decimus Terentius Gentianus was a Roman senator of the 2nd century AD who held a number of offices in the imperial service, serving as suffect consul in 116 with Lucius Co[...] as his colleague. [1] His origins may be in Gallia Narbonensis , and Gentianus may have been the son of Decimus Terentius Scaurianus , one of Trajan 's generals.