Canuleius
Latin
Etymology
From canus (“hoary”) + -ulēius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.nuˈleː.i̯us/, [känʊˈɫ̪eːi̯ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.nuˈle.jus/, [känuˈlɛːjus]
Proper noun
Canulēius m sg (genitive Canulēiī or Canulēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Canuleius, a Roman tribune
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Canulēius |
| Genitive | Canulēiī Canulēī1 |
| Dative | Canulēiō |
| Accusative | Canulēium |
| Ablative | Canulēiō |
| Vocative | Canulēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Adjective
Canulēius (feminine Canulēia, neuter Canulēium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Canuleia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Canulēius | Canulēia | Canulēium | Canulēiī | Canulēiae | Canulēia | |
| Genitive | Canulēiī | Canulēiae | Canulēiī | Canulēiōrum | Canulēiārum | Canulēiōrum | |
| Dative | Canulēiō | Canulēiō | Canulēiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Canulēium | Canulēiam | Canulēium | Canulēiōs | Canulēiās | Canulēia | |
| Ablative | Canulēiō | Canulēiā | Canulēiō | Canulēiīs | |||
| Vocative | Canulēie | Canulēia | Canulēium | Canulēiī | Canulēiae | Canulēia | |
References
- “Canuleius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Canuleius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette