Petilius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Petīllius
Etymology
From petīlus (“thin, slim”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛˈtiː.li.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [peˈt̪iː.li.us]
Proper noun
Petīlius m sg (genitive Petīliī or Petīlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Petilius Cerialis, a Roman general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petīlius |
| genitive | Petīliī Petīlī1 |
| dative | Petīliō |
| accusative | Petīlium |
| ablative | Petīliō |
| vocative | Petīlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Petīlia
- Petīliānus
References
- “Petilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petillius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.