patruelis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From patruus (father's brother) +‎ -ēlis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patruēlis m or f (genitive patruēlis); third declension

  1. A first cousin on the father's side; the child of one's father's brother (one type of parallel cousin).

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative patruēlis patruēlēs
Genitive patruēlis patruēlium
Dative patruēlī patruēlibus
Accusative patruēlem patruēlēs
patruēlīs
Ablative patruēle patruēlibus
Vocative patruēlis patruēlēs

Adjective

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patruēlis (neuter patruēle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. of, belonging to or descending from one's father's brother
  2. (rare) of, belonging to or descending from one's father's sister
    • 56 BCE, Cicero, Pro Caelio 24.60:
      quonam modo ille furenti fratri suo [some manuscripts: patrueli] consularis restitisset, qui consul eum incipientem furere atque tonantem sua se manu interfecturum audiente senatu dixerit?
      How would that consular [i.e. Q. Metellus Celer] have resisted the madness of his cousin [brother from his father’s sister; i.e. P. Clodius Pulcher[1]]—he, who when he was consul and [his cousin] was beginning his ravings and thundering forth, said before the listening Senate that he would slay him with his own hand?

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative patruēlis patruēle patruēlēs patruēlia
Genitive patruēlis patruēlium
Dative patruēlī patruēlibus
Accusative patruēlem patruēle patruēlēs
patruēlīs
patruēlia
Ablative patruēlī patruēlibus
Vocative patruēlis patruēle patruēlēs patruēlia

See also

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References

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  • patruelis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • patruelis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • patruelis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Gelzer, Matthias (1968) Caesar: Politician and Statesman, →ISBN, page 77, note 2:Clodius is described as Celer’s cousin (frater) because Clodius’ father [] was married to Metella, the sister of Celer’s father