Salii
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).
Noun
[edit]Salii pl (plural only)
- (historical) The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.
Hyponyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]Salii pl (plural only)
- (historical, dated) Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.
References
[edit]- ^ J. de Vries, Etymologisch woordenboek. Utrecht: Het Spectrum, 1959
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsa.lii̯/, [ˈs̠älʲɪi̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.lij/, [ˈsäːlij]
Etymology 1
[edit]From salīre (“to leap, to jump”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjectives”).
Proper noun
[edit]Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension
- (historical) Salii, the priests of Mars Gradivus in Rome
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Saliī |
Genitive | Saliōrum |
Dative | Saliīs |
Accusative | Saliōs |
Ablative | Saliīs |
Vocative | Saliī |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]Saliī m pl (genitive Saliōrum); second declension
- (historical) Salii, Salians, people living near the river Ijssel in antiquity
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Saliī |
Genitive | Saliōrum |
Dative | Saliīs |
Accusative | Saliōs |
Ablative | Saliīs |
Vocative | Saliī |
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