Vergilianus

Latin

Etymology

From Vergilius +‎ -ānus

Pronunciation

Adjective

Vergiliānus (feminine Vergiliāna, neuter Vergiliānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or belonging to the poet Virgil, Virgilian
    • c. 35 CE – 100 CE, Quintilian, Instituto Oratoria 1.3.13:
      ‘habendumque in animo semper illud Vergilianum: adeo in teneris consuescere multum est.’
      ‘‘and we must never forget the words of Virgil, "So strong is custom formed in early years."’’

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Vergiliānus Vergiliāna Vergiliānum Vergiliānī Vergiliānae Vergiliāna
genitive Vergiliānī Vergiliānae Vergiliānī Vergiliānōrum Vergiliānārum Vergiliānōrum
dative Vergiliānō Vergiliānae Vergiliānō Vergiliānīs
accusative Vergiliānum Vergiliānam Vergiliānum Vergiliānōs Vergiliānās Vergiliāna
ablative Vergiliānō Vergiliānā Vergiliānō Vergiliānīs
vocative Vergiliāne Vergiliāna Vergiliānum Vergiliānī Vergiliānae Vergiliāna

Descendants

  • English: Virgilian
  • Italian: virgiliano
  • Swedish: vergiliansk

References

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