Hostilius
See also: hostilius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hosˈtiː.li.us/, [hɔs̠ˈt̪iːlʲiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /osˈti.li.us/, [osˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun
Hostīlius m sg (genitive Hostīliī or Hostīlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Hostus Hostilius, a Roman nobleman
- Tullus Hostilius, king of Rome
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hostīlius |
| Genitive | Hostīliī Hostīlī1 |
| Dative | Hostīliō |
| Accusative | Hostīlium |
| Ablative | Hostīliō |
| Vocative | Hostīlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Hostīlia
Adjective
Hostīlius (feminine Hostīlia, neuter Hostīlium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Hostīlius.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Hostīlius | Hostīlia | Hostīlium | Hostīliī | Hostīliae | Hostīlia | |
| Genitive | Hostīliī | Hostīliae | Hostīliī | Hostīliōrum | Hostīliārum | Hostīliōrum | |
| Dative | Hostīliō | Hostīliō | Hostīliīs | ||||
| Accusative | Hostīlium | Hostīliam | Hostīlium | Hostīliōs | Hostīliās | Hostīlia | |
| Ablative | Hostīliō | Hostīliā | Hostīliō | Hostīliīs | |||
| Vocative | Hostīlie | Hostīlia | Hostīlium | Hostīliī | Hostīliae | Hostīlia | |
References
- “Hostilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hostilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette