[ˈkiː.wɪs], [ˈt͡ʃiː.vis]
OriginFrom Old Latin ceivis, from Proto-Italic *keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle, be lying down”).
- declension-3citizen
“SĪMŌ: Eho tū, Glycerium hinc cīvem esse ais? / CRĪTŌ: Tū negās?” — SIMO: Hey you, are you saying that Glycerium is a citizen from here?
CRITO: Do you deny it?
- broadly, declension-3a subject (i.e., a person subject to a ruler)
Formscīvis(canonical, feminine, masculine) · cīvis(genitive) · cīvis(nominative, singular) · cīvēs(nominative, plural) · cīvis(genitive, singular) · cīvium(genitive, plural) · cīvī(dative, singular) · cīvibus(dative, plural) · cīvem(accusative, singular) · cīvēs(accusative, plural) · cīvīs(accusative, plural) · cīve(ablative, singular) · cīvī(ablative, singular) · cīvibus(ablative, plural) · cīvis(singular, vocative) · cīvēs(plural, vocative)