Suillius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From suillus (“swine”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /suˈiːl.li.us/, [s̠uˈiːlːʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈil.li.us/, [suˈilːius]
Proper noun
[edit]Suīllius m sg (genitive Suīlliī or Suīllī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Suillius Nerullinus, a Roman senator
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Suīllius |
| genitive | Suīlliī Suīllī1 |
| dative | Suīlliō |
| accusative | Suīllium |
| ablative | Suīlliō |
| vocative | Suīllī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Nerulinus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray