Rutilius

Latin

Etymology

From rutilus (“red”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ruˈti.li.us/, [rʊˈt̪ɪlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ruˈti.li.us/, [ruˈt̪iːlius]

Proper noun

Rutilius m sg (genitive Rutiliī or Rutilī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Rutilius Lupus, a Roman rhetorician

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rutilius
Genitive	Rutiliī Rutilī1
Dative	Rutiliō
Accusative	Rutilium
Ablative	Rutiliō
Vocative	Rutilī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Rutilia
• Rutiliānus

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ῥουτίλιος (Rhoutílios)

References

• “Rutilius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Rutilius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.