Gellius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡel.li.us/, [ˈɡɛlːʲiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒel.li.us/, [ˈd͡ʒɛlːius]
Proper noun
Gellius m sg (genitive Gelliī or Gellī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Aulus Gellius, a Roman grammarian
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gellius |
| Genitive | Gelliī Gellī1 |
| Dative | Gelliō |
| Accusative | Gellium |
| Ablative | Gelliō |
| Vocative | Gellī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Gellia
- Gelliānus
References
- “Gellius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gellius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette