Cilo

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From cīlō (having a large forehead pressed in upon the sides).

Proper noun

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Cīlō m sg (genitive Cīlōnis); third declension

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Fabia, Caecilia, Trebulana, and others

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Cīlō m sg (genitive Cīlōnis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of Chilo, a cognomen used by the gens Annia, Flaminia, Tadia, and others
    Lucius Flaminius Chilo sive Cilo
    L. Flaminius Chilo or Cilo

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cīlō
Genitive Cīlōnis
Dative Cīlōnī
Accusative Cīlōnem
Ablative Cīlōne
Vocative Cīlō

References

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  • Cilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.