Petilius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Petīllius
Etymology
From petīlus (“thin, slim”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈtiː.li.us/, [pɛˈt̪iːlʲiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈti.li.us/, [peˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun
Petīlius m sg (genitive Petīliī or Petīlī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Quintus Petilius Cerialis, a Roman general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Petīlius |
Genitive | Petīliī Petīlī1 |
Dative | Petīliō |
Accusative | Petīlium |
Ablative | Petīliō |
Vocative | Petīlī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Petīlia
- Petīliānus
References
- “Petilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petillius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette