Suillius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From suillus (“swine”) + -ius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | 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