Patulcius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pateō (“I am open”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈtul.ki.us/, [päˈt̪ʊɫ̪kiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈtul.t͡ʃi.us/, [päˈt̪ul̠ʲt͡ʃius]
Proper noun[edit]
Patulcius m sg (genitive Patulciī or Patulcī); second declension
- an epithet of Janus, because in time of war his temple stood open
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Quīntus Patulcius, a person mentioned by Cicero
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Patulcius |
| Genitive | Patulciī Patulcī1 |
| Dative | Patulciō |
| Accusative | Patulcium |
| Ablative | Patulciō |
| Vocative | Patulcī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Patulcius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Patulcius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.