Metilius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈti.li.us/, [mɛˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈti.li.us/, [meˈt̪iːlius]
Proper noun[edit]
Metilius m sg (genitive Metiliī or Metilī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Metilius Nepos, a Roman senator
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Metilius |
| Genitive | Metiliī Metilī1 |
| Dative | Metiliō |
| Accusative | Metilium |
| Ablative | Metiliō |
| Vocative | Metilī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Metilius (feminine Metilia, neuter Metilium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Metilia.
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Metilius | Metilia | Metilium | Metiliī | Metiliae | Metilia | |
| Genitive | Metiliī | Metiliae | Metiliī | Metiliōrum | Metiliārum | Metiliōrum | |
| Dative | Metiliō | Metiliō | Metiliīs | ||||
| Accusative | Metilium | Metiliam | Metilium | Metiliōs | Metiliās | Metilia | |
| Ablative | Metiliō | Metiliā | Metiliō | Metiliīs | |||
| Vocative | Metilie | Metilia | Metilium | Metiliī | Metiliae | Metilia | |
References[edit]
- “Metilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Metilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.