Petilius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Petīllius

Etymology

From petīlus (thin, slim) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Petīlius m sg (genitive Petīliī or Petīlī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. 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.