Substantivisation and use as a proper noun of the adjectivenaevius(“that has a moleon his body”), fromnaevus(“birthmark”, “mole”) +‎-ius; the adjectiveNaevius is derived from the proper noun.

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key): /ˈnae̯.u̯i.us/,[ˈnäe̯u̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): /ˈne.vi.us/,[ˈnɛːvius]

Naevius m sg (genitiveNaeviīorNaevī);second declension

1. The name of a Romangens, whose most celebrated member is:
   1. Gnaeus Naevius (circa 270–circa 201 BC), Roman epic and dramatic poet

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

• Naepor
• Naeviānus

Naevius (feminineNaevia,neuterNaevium);first/second-declension adjective

1. ofor belonging to a member of theNaevius gens,Naevian

   Synonym:Naeviānus

First/second-declension adjective.

• “Naevĭus”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Naevius inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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