Salii

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈseɪli.iː/, /ˈseɪlijiː/, /ˈsæli.iː/, /ˈsælijiː/

Etymology 1

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From Latin Salii (the Leapers, the Jumpers), from salīre (to leap, to jump).

Noun

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Salii pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.
Hyponyms
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Etymology 2

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From Latin Salii (the Salians), from Sala (the Ijssel River) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (to rush, to move quickly).[1]

Noun

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Salii pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, dated) Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.

References

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  1. ^ J. de Vries, Etymologisch woordenboek. Utrecht: Het Spectrum, 1959

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From salīre (to leap, to jump) + -īus (-y: forming adjectives).

Proper noun

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Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension

  1. (historical) Salii, the priests of Mars Gradivus in Rome
Declension
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Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Saliī
Genitive Saliōrum
Dative Saliīs
Accusative Saliōs
Ablative Saliīs
Vocative Saliī
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Sala (the Ijssel River) +‎ -ius (-y: forming adjectives), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (to rush, to move quickly).

Proper noun

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Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension

  1. (historical) Salii, Salians, people living near the river Ijssel in antiquity
Declension
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Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Saliī
Genitive Saliōrum
Dative Saliīs
Accusative Saliōs
Ablative Saliīs
Vocative Saliī