Tullius

See also: tullius

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from tullius (waterfall, downpour) or related to tollere (to raise)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tullius m (genitive Tulliī or Tullī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Servius Tullius, a Roman king
    2. Marcus Tullius Cicero, a famous Roman orator

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Tullius Tulliī
genitive Tulliī
Tullī1
Tulliōrum
dative Tulliō Tulliīs
accusative Tullium Tulliōs
ablative Tulliō Tulliīs
vocative Tullī Tulliī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Tullia
  • Tulliānus

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Τούλλιος (Toúllios)

References

  • Tullius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Tullius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.