Cilnius
Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌋𐌍𐌄 (kfelne) or 𐌊𐌚𐌄𐌍𐌋𐌄 (kfenle).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkil.ni.us/, [ˈkɪɫ̪niʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃil.ni.us/, [ˈt͡ʃilnius]
Proper noun
Cilnius m sg (genitive Cilniī or Cilnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, a friend of Augustus and patron of Virgilius
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cilnius |
| Genitive | Cilniī Cilnī1 |
| Dative | Cilniō |
| Accusative | Cilnium |
| Ablative | Cilniō |
| Vocative | Cilnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Cilnia
Adjective
Cilnius (feminine Cilnia, neuter Cilnium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Cilnia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Cilnius | Cilnia | Cilnium | Cilniī | Cilniae | Cilnia | |
| Genitive | Cilniī | Cilniae | Cilniī | Cilniōrum | Cilniārum | Cilniōrum | |
| Dative | Cilniō | Cilniō | Cilniīs | ||||
| Accusative | Cilnium | Cilniam | Cilnium | Cilniōs | Cilniās | Cilnia | |
| Ablative | Cilniō | Cilniā | Cilniō | Cilniīs | |||
| Vocative | Cilnie | Cilnia | Cilnium | Cilniī | Cilniae | Cilnia | |
References
- “Cilnius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cilnius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette