Suillius
Latin
Etymology
From suillus (“swine”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [suˈiːl.li.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [suˈil.li.us]
Proper noun
Suīllius m sg (genitive Suīlliī or Suīllī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Suillius Nerullinus, a Roman senator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Suīllius |
| genitive | Suīlliī Suīllī1 |
| dative | Suīlliō |
| accusative | Suīllium |
| ablative | Suīlliō |
| vocative | Suīllī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Nerulinus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray