filius
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Related to fēmina, fellō, fētus, Old English delu (“nipple, teat”), Old English dēon (“to suck, suckle”), Old Armenian դալ (dal). More at doe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fīlius m (genitive fīliī); second declension
- a son
- Ubi est noster filius?
- Where is our son?
- Ubi est noster filius?
- (by extension) any male descendant
- (in the plural) children
Inflection[edit]
Second declension, nominative singular in -ius.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fīlius | fīliī |
| genitive | fīliī, fīlī1 |
fīliōrum |
| dative | fīliō | fīliīs |
| accusative | fīlium | fīliōs |
| ablative | fīliō | fīliīs |
| vocative | fīlī | fīliī |
1In earlier Latin.
