Metellus
See also: metellus
Latin
Etymology
From metellus (“hired servant”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛˈtɛl.lʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈt̪ɛl.lus]
Proper noun
Metellus m sg (genitive Metellī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Metellus |
| genitive | Metellī |
| dative | Metellō |
| accusative | Metellum |
| ablative | Metellō |
| vocative | Metelle |
Derived terms
- Metellīnus
References
- “Metellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Metellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.